Links
Two catetories of links exist below - those related to women's engineering history first, followed by links on engineering careers. Please do let me know if you come across any that are missing. Thank you to everybody who has sent me links to include on this list.
Women's Engineering History Links
- Women's Engineering Society
- Engineering Development Trust
- Electrical Association for Women
- The Woman Engineer Journal Archive at the IET
- Women Engineers' History Blogs
- History of Women Working in Engineering and Construction in the UK
- A History of Women in Science (featuring a list of top 20 women in science)
- Ten outstanding women from aviation history (Pilot Magazine)
- Women in Aviation History - Outstanding Pioneers (Airbus)
- Archive: The women engineers who fought for professional recognition
- Speech by Lady Katharine Parsons read at the Victory Meeting in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1919
- Trailblazers of Diversity - the history of women's contribution to engineering by Dr Sally Horrocks
- BBC Guide What did World War One Really Do for Women?
- 10 Famous Female Engineers and Inventors That Changed the World
- Women's Roles on the Home Front
- Striking Women: Women's Work in WW1
- Ten Female Engineers Whose Inventions Changed the World
- First Atlantic Flight
- 7 Famous Female Engineers in History
- Ada Lovelace: First Computer Programmer (blog)
- Amelia Earhart arriving in South Wales after Atlantic Crossing
- Heroine of the Skies (1932) Amelia Earhart
- Video of women making aircraft wings during WW1 from Imperial War Museum Archive
- A brief history of aircraft structures
- Women in Aviation: Past, Present and Future (USA)
- Flight: Are you in Control?
- Algorizk develops easy to use physics simulation applications for fun and education
- Youtube Video 'How do Airplanes Fly?'
- Hidden Figures
- Speedqueens - Women in motorsport from 1897 to present day
- Dr Katharine Blodgett's Step Gauge Demonstration
- Women in Engineering and Technology article with links to historical women engineers
- Learn more about Grace Hopper on this HP website
- Supporting Women in (US) Business Resource Guide - by Industry Sector
- A Guide to Engaging Girls in Early STEM Learning
- Solitaire Deck (interactive card game) of inspiring women in tech
Inspiring Engineering Careers Links
- All About Careers – Engineering
- All About School Leavers
- Apprenticeships
- Arkwright Scholarship Trusts
- Big Engineering Work Experience Week
- Born to Engineer
- Careers in Chemical Engineering (Why Not ChemEng?)
- Code First: Girls
- Coding Resources for Women
- DiscoverE
- Discover Materials
- Dyson - Shaping Tomorrow's Engineers
- Engineering Careers
- Engineer Girl
- Engineer Girl Too (WES)
- Engineering Development Trust (EDT)
- Engaging Girls in Early STEM Learning
- Fields of Engineering Overview
- Future Learn
- Future Morph
- Girls in STEM
- Gocracker
- Gradcracker
- Growing Ambitions
- IET Faraday – careers pack for teachers
- Information Technology - A guide for women (US)
- Institute of Physics – careers with physics
- Institution of Civil Engineers – careers in Civil Engineering
- National Careers Service
- Neon - brilliant inspiration
- Not Going to Uni?
- plotr
- Primary Engineer
- Professonal Guide for Women in the Construction Industry (US)
- Prospects
- Robogals
- Resources for Women in Computer Technology (US)
- Science experiments at home
- Secondary Engineer
- Siemens Engineering Resources
- STEM Learning
- Stemazing
- Stemettes
- Success at School
- Target Jobs
- Tech Talent Charter
- Teen Tech
- The Year in Industry
- This is Engineering
- Tomorrow's Engineers
- We're Engineering
- WISE
- Women in Tech - a Guide (US)
- World's Largest Lesson
- Year of Engineering