Society of Women Engineers
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Society of Women Engineers
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Society of Women Engineers
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SWE
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Early organization of SWE began with student groups at Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia and Cooper Union and City College of New York in New York City in the late 1940s. World War II provided greater opportunity for women to pursue engineering careers. Early pioneers in this area were: Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, Alice Goff and Hilda Counts Edgecomb.
In 1950, the first national convention was held at Cooper Union in New Jersey. Dr. Beatrice A. Hicks was elected president.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/133115779
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81033815
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Discrimination in employment
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering students
Engineers
Equal pay for equal work
Equal rights amendments
Women
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Women engineers
Women in engineering
Women in technology
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Detroit (Mich.)
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