Women in Engineering History
Engineering · 6th Year · Great Engineers and Innovations · 3.º Período

Women in Engineering History

A study of trailblazing women in engineering, focusing on figures like Alice Perry, the first woman in Europe to graduate with an engineering degree. Students will discuss the historical barriers women faced in STEM.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsSESE History: Life, society, work and culture in the pastSPHE: Myself and the wider world

About This Topic

A study of trailblazing women in engineering, focusing on figures like Alice Perry, the first woman in Europe to graduate with an engineering degree. Students will discuss the historical barriers women faced in STEM.

Key Questions

  1. Who was Alice Perry?
  2. What challenges did early female engineers face?
  3. How has the role of women in engineering changed over time?

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