Caroline Haslett
Dame Caroline Haslett (born August 17, 1895 in Worth (West Sussex) , † January 4, 1957 ) was an English electrical engineer and founder of the British Women's Engineering Society (WES).
resume
After graduating from high school, Caroline Haslett started working as a secretary for a mechanical engineering company. At its own request, it was put into production during the First World War. She used the knowledge she acquired there to graduate as an engineer. She later qualified as an electrical engineer.
In 1919 Haslett founded the Women's Engineering Society (WES) and became its first managing director. Their goal was professional training for women in engineering. She initiated and edited the Society's magazine, The Woman Engineer , for many years.
In 1924 she was the founder and until 1956 director of the Electrical Association for Women, which grew into an organization with over 90 branches across the country and ten thousand members. In 1930, a meeting took place with Albert Einstein on the World Energy Conference (World Power Conference) in Berlin , the visit led to the founding of the German Women's engineering association.
When she met Henry Ford in 1936 at the Edison Museum and in the Tennessee Valley, she was surprised that the use of electricity was less advanced in the US than in England. Caroline Haslett has been an influential advocate of the role of electricity in making household chores easier.
Honors
In 1931 Haslett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 1947 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
In the spring of 2019, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary, a Caroline Haslett Memorial Project was held in Three Bridges (a place next to her place of birth).
literature
- Renate Strohmeier: Lexicon of natural scientists and women of Europe. From antiquity to the 20th century . Deutsch, Thun 1998. pp. 130-131.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haslett, Caroline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English electrical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worth / Suffolk |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1957 |