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Rita Morais de Sarmento 1st #WomanEngineer in #Portugal 1 of 1st woman in #Europe to earn #engineering degree, graduating in Civil Engineering and Public Works in 1894. Earned chartered status as civil #engineer in 1896. d. #OTD 28th Mar 1931 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_de...
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Beatrice Hicks US #engineer. 1st #WomanEngineer hired by Western Electric, later owner of engineering firm. 1950 co-founder of 1st president Soc of Women Engineers. Developed gas density switch used in US space program, incl Apollo moon landings. b. #OTD Jan 2 1919 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
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Rita Morais de Sarmento 1st #WomanEngineer in #Portugal 1 of 1st woman in #Europe to earn #engineering degree, graduating in Civil Engineering and Public Works in 1894. Earned chartered status as civil #engineer in 1896. d. #OTD 28th Mar 1931 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_de... #WomenInSTEM #WHM2025
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Beatrice Hicks US engineer 1st #WomanEngineer hired by Western Electric, co-founder/1st president Soc of Women Engineers, owner of engineering firm. Degree @ NJIT 1939 Developed gas density switch used in US space program, incl Apollo moon landings d #OTD 21 Oct 1979 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
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Rita Morais de Sarmento 1st #WomanEngineer in #Portugal 1 of 1st woman in #Europe to earn #engineering degree, graduating in Civil Engineering and Public Works in 1894. Earned chartered status as civil #engineer in 1896. d. #OTD 28th Mar 1931 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_de...
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