Women At Imperial College; Past, Present And Future

This book is a celebration of women in science, technology, medicine and business at Imperial College London. It shows the inspirational role women played in the creation of the legacy of the College since its inception, and represents a guide to their achievements. Biographies and archive material provide an insight into their academic work and social lives, while first-hand information collected for individual cases gives a comprehensive overview of student and professional life in their diverse fields and subjects. Further careers as academics and businesswomen are also documented, demonstrating the importance of and wider social impact of women in the sciences.Contents: Introduction: Cartoons Biographies: Geology (Lady Rachel MacRobert Workman & Janet Vida Watson) Engineering: Chemical Engineering (Anita Irene Bailey, Dame Julia Stretton Higgins & Kathleen Marjorie De Reuck) Mechanical Engineering (Margaret Fishenden) Civil Engineering (Letitia Chitty) Civil Engineering/Materials (Constance Fligg Elam Tipper) Chemistry (Martha Annie Whiteley, ) Biology/Botany (Helen Kemp Porter) Biochemistry (Elsie May Widdowson) Biochemistry/Tissue Engineering (Dame Julia Polak) Medicine: Haematology (Dame Janet Maria Vaughan & Winifred May Watkins) Cardiology (Celia Mary Oakley & Dame Margaret Elizabeth Harvey Turner-Warwick) Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Dame Alice Josephine Mary Taylor Barnes & Lesley Regan) Surgery (Averil Olive Mansfield) Hospice Movement and Palliative Care (Dame Cicely Mary Strode Saunders) Medic and MP (Baroness Edith Clara Summerskill) Medical Statistician and Sexual Health Research (Jane Wadsworth) Physics: Meteorology (Elen Elaine Austin & Elen Elaine Austin) Physics (Daphne Frances Jackson & Lady Anne Thorne) Physics and Electrical Engineering (Hertha Ayrton) Space Physics (Michele Karen Dougherty) Physics and Climate Change (Joanna Dorothy Haigh) Nuclear Physics (Dame Susan Elizabeth Ion) It's a Family Affair: 19th–20th Century (The Reeks Family & The Judd Family) Early 20th Century (The Conrady Family) Mid-20th Century (The Hill Family & The Chain Family) 20th–21st Century (The Sergot Family & The Hankin Family) Liberal Studies and History of Science Pastoral Roles Imperial College Women's Clubs — Social Imperial College Women's Association Tie Clubs and Women Toni Semmence Imperial College Women Students Union Presidents and Roles Recruiting Women Students — Publicity Centenary Prize Lists Women@Imperial: Gender Equality, Athena Swan and Women Ambassadors, Scholarships, Scientific and Entrepreneurial Initiatives at Imperial and for Returners to Scientific Careers, Women@Imperial Week Industrial Sociology to Business School (Dorothy Enid Cole Wedderburn, Joan Woodward, Dame Sandra June Noble Dawson, Sue Birley & Dorothy Griffiths) Principals and Vice Chancellors (Frances Mary Gore Micklethwait, Kate Barratt, Jenny Higham, Debra Humphris, Julia Clare Buckingham & Julia Elizabeth King) Women's Roles: Then and Now Women at the Top: 1st Woman Pro-Rector (Mary Ritter) 1st Woman Chairman Imperial College Council (Baroness Eliza (Elizabeth) Lydia Manningham-Buller) Women at the Top 2007–2016 Associate Provost and Vice-President Roles (Professor Maggie Dallman & Sarah Porter Waterbury) Readership: Women in science, medicine, business and engineering interested in the history of education, Imperial College students and graduates, historians researching women in science. Women in Science;Women in medicine;Women in Engineering;Imperial College0