April 8th, 2022, Friday 10.00-12.00 UTC
A webinar to share stories and projects on the history of women in engineering and applied science from around the world.
About this event
Are you active in researching the history of women in engineering and applied science? Are you interested in talking to others working on this topic across the world?
We invite you to join us for this inclusive Zoom webinar, which is an opportunity to share your stories and plans, as well as hearing about the work of others. The schedule of the day is as follows:
Session 1, 10.00-12.00 UK time: Outreach and engagement
Graeme Gooday and Emily Rees Koerner (Electrifying Women International/University of Leeds)
Introduction to first session
Jung Sun Kim (President, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES))
Two Decades of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists
Anne Locker (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
Women in engineering and applied sciences in the IET archives
Ceryl Evans (Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust)
The worth of wikithons: Editing historical women engineers onto Wikipedia – the pros, cons, and preparation
Hope Miyoba (Science Museum Group)
Title TBC
Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds)
Engaging students in international stories of women in engineering and applied science
Questions and group discussion
Session 2, 15.00-17.00 UK time: Histories of women in engineering and applied science
Graeme Gooday and Emily Rees Koerner (Electrifying Women International/University of Leeds)
Introduction to second session
Nina Baker (Independent historian)
More than pioneers: 20 years in the history of women in engineering
Amy Bix (Iowa State University)
Electrifying Young Women Internationally: American and Global Programs to Expand Access, Support, and Equity in Engineering
Monique Frize (The Canadian Institute for Women in Engineering and Sciences (CIWES))
CIWES book project
Shantha Mohan (Mentor and Project Guide, Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University)
Pioneering Indian Engineering Women
Eleanor Peters (University of Aberdeen)
Electrical Mediation in Interwar Scotland
Questions and group discussion
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The Zoom joining instructions will be provided closer to the time.
This event will be hosted by the Electrifying Women International project at the University of Leeds, in collaboration with the Women’s Engineering Society (UK) and the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES).
For more details about our project, please visit the Electrifying Women International webpage.
To participate, please sign up on Eventbrite here.
Email EWinternational2021@gmail.com to get the Zoom details.