Electrifying Women: Understanding the Long History of Women in Engineering. Helping @WES1919 celebrate đź’Ż yrs. Find resources and much more on our website!
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Electrifying Women retweeted
19 Aug 2024
WES is celebrating the 100 anniversary of the formation of the Electrical Association for Women.
We are looking for 24 women engineers to develop their skills and take part in public engagement activities at visitor attractions across the UK.
Read more: ow.ly/3ZW450T11cu
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Electrifying Women retweeted
Join us for our first session of the Summer Seminar Series with Dr. Emily Rees Koerner. This WEDNESDAY at 4pm BST.
Details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sig…
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Electrifying Women retweeted
Join us on 3rd July, 4pm BST for our online seminar with speaker @EmilyFrees from @sciencemuseum discussing 'Transnational Collective Action by Women in Engineering and Applied Science in the 1960s and 70s'
Details: womenshistorynetwork.org/sig…
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24 Jun 2024
A belated #INWED24 addition - @EmilyFrees will be giving a talk 3 July at 16.00 for @WomensHistNet on women in #STEM transnational activism. Sign up for the online talk here tinyurl.com/2ejvdcbe !
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Electrifying Women retweeted
23 Jun 2023
To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, let’s look at 6 inspirational women engineers from throughout history. 🔧 #INWED23
These women have paved the way for future engineers and have been influential in new inventions. Who do you recognise?⬇️heritagecalling.com/2023/06/…
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Electrifying Women retweeted
1 Nov 2022
We are delighted to introduce Kirat Sagoo’s collaborative AHRC funded PhD project that is using our collection to uncover more about the roles women of colour played in Manchester and Bradford post-war industries.
Read more in our latest blog: bit.ly/3gSZtkt
ALT A black and white photo showing crowds of workers leaving the Metropolitan Vickers engineering works in Trafford Park.
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17 May 2022
🚨Call for applications for PhD: Where are the Women of Colour? Addressing Gaps and Silences in Science and Industry Museum Collections w/ @LeedsPRHS @sim_manchester @DrabigailHarris & Graeme Gooday. apply by 30 June! phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/252-…
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7 Apr 2022
🚨Last chance to sign up! Two sessions tomorrow on outreach and engagement and 5 speakers on histories of women in engineering and applied science from India, Scotland, USA & more! #WomenInSTEM
30 Mar 2022
"Sharing global histories of women in engineering & applied science" webinar - stories & projects on the history of women in engineering & applied science from around the world - from @ElectrifyingWmn Friday 8 April 2022 10am – 5pm BST FREE book here bit.ly/3NDpbpk
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Electrifying Women retweeted
5 Apr 2022
Electrifying Women International Webinar: sharing histories of women in engineering and applied science from around the world
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4 Apr 2022
Still some tickets left for this webinar on Friday (two sessions 10-12 & 3-5pm UK time)! see link below for fantastic list of speakers & sign up details #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth
30 Mar 2022
"Sharing global histories of women in engineering & applied science" webinar - stories & projects on the history of women in engineering & applied science from around the world - from @ElectrifyingWmn Friday 8 April 2022 10am – 5pm BST FREE book here bit.ly/3NDpbpk
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Electrifying Women retweeted
30 Mar 2022
"Sharing global histories of women in engineering & applied science" webinar - stories & projects on the history of women in engineering & applied science from around the world - from @ElectrifyingWmn Friday 8 April 2022 10am – 5pm BST FREE book here bit.ly/3NDpbpk
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Electrifying Women retweeted
16 Mar 2022
Just in time for #BSW22 our next #Engineer is Hertha Ayrton! She was the first female member of @TheIET in 1899! Her work inspired @BritSciAssoc to include women in their committees! Also she tutored Marie Curie's daughter!
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15 Mar 2022
🚨#CfP Do you research the history of women in engineering and applied science? Are you interested in talking to others working on this topic? Then please submit a short paper (deadline 20 March) for a webinar on 8 April (AM/PM sessions) #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
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15 Mar 2022
For more details on how to submit a paper or to sign up please visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-g… @WES1919 @INWES_Global @IETLibArch
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Electrifying Women retweeted
20 Jan 2022
Enter the lab with Dr. Patricia Fara of @Cambridge_Uni as she explores how female scientists, doctors, and engineers took on new roles during the First World War. This event is in partnership with @TheWWImuseum.
Register here: bit.ly/3F1uWY8
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Electrifying Women retweeted
15 Jan 2022
Over past 3 years @WES1919 & @ElectrifyingWmn have been adding to & improving how historical #WomenInEngineering are represented on @Wikipedia >300 #WomenEngineers now on the #map thanks to our fab #volunteers & @HeritageFundUK bit.ly/2LE4Dlh #WikipediaDay #Wikipedia2022
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Electrifying Women retweeted
31 Aug 2021
New blog post alert 📢
@OfficialUoM History of Science MA student, Hudson Ray, talks about finding the stories of female engineers and how they bring hidden experiences into the light: bit.ly/3Dq8OqO
#WomenInSTEM #NewBlog
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Electrifying Women retweeted
23 Aug 2021
#ICYMI: My special guest in Ep46 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is @EmilyFrees talking about history of women in engineering with @ElectrifyingWmn & @WESCentenary, plus TV in post war Britain. She talks of hidden histories of many women:
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Electrifying Women retweeted
17 Aug 2021
Sharing for evening folk: Ep46 of JDBU podcast is out tomo- @EmilyFrees on history of women in engineering, plus object at @WFMuseums
cc @MsGazelle @brionyhudson2 @sciencesummedup @natashamcenroe @lizbruton @WESCentenary @ElectrifyingWmn @ScienceNelson @DrHelenFry @GarethSwain
17 Aug 2021
🎧 Ep46 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:
🤩 @EmilyFrees talks about her research esp history of women in engineering @ElectrifyingWmn Quick Six
🏛 Story of 18th century recipe book at @WFMuseums
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.…
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Electrifying Women retweeted
12 Aug 2021
Henrietta Vansittart #Victorian #inventor & #engineer "a remarkable personage with a great knowledge of #engineering matters & considerable versatility of talent". Fascinating longer read from @ElectrifyingWmn bit.ly/3iwljHz & bit.ly/2LYCzbW
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