Each year, March is designated as National Women’s History Month to ensure the history of American women will be recognized and celebrated in schools, workplaces, and communities throughout the country.
Visit the National Girls Collaborative Project for great weekly articles about women in STEM. Women in Energy and Climate Change gives both current women profiles and highlights Beatrice Hicks:
Beatrice Hicks (1919-1979)
Beatrice Hicks pioneered the way for countless other women in the field of engineering. She was inspired by great structures such as the Empire State Building to become an engineer. She was the first woman engineer to be employed by Western Electric Company where she patented a molecular density scanner and developed industry standards for quality control procedures. Ms. Hicks worked tirelessly to make the field of engineering more accessible to women in an era where less than 1% of engineers employed in the US were women.
The 2014 theme is “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment”.
Share how your favorite woman role model displayed character, courage and commitment.