Ladies will be Present: The Early Decades of Women in Electrical Engineering

Name: Ladies will be Present: The Early Decades of Women in Electrical Engineering
Start: 2025-08-14T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-14T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Linda Hall Library

Schedule

Thu Aug 14 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Linda Hall Library | Kansas City, MO

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When Linda Hall Library NEH Fellow Dr. Allison Marsh began her research at the Linda Hall Library, she had no doubt she would uncover women in the journals of America's oldest electrical engineering society. Just because the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) didn't admit its first woman until 1922, it didn't mean they weren't already here. But she was surprised to keep coming across a particular phrase when the AIEE announced upcoming meetings: "As usual on these occasions, ladies will be present." It was as if the gentlemen members needed to be reminded that women existed and to be on their best behavior.
Come hear the stories of Edith Clarke, Mabel MacFerran Rockwell, and numerous other pioneering women from the early decades of electrical engineering. Learn how Dr. Marsh recovered the names and histories of the women who designed equipment, ran tests, created graphs, and calculated the answers for the research that pushed the discipline forward and see what's next for publicizing their achievements.