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Rachel Mary Parsons (1885–1956), was an English engineer and advocate for women's employment rights, was the founding President of the Women's Engineering Society in Britain on 23 June 1919.
1 de mar. de 2024 · Rachel Mary Parsons (1885-1956) was the daughter of Sir Charles Parsons, one of the key developers of the steam turbine which, at this time, was dominating propulsion in the Royal Navy.
Rachel Mary Parsons (1885 - 1956) was an engineer and advocate for women's employment rights, and was the first President of the Women's Engineering Society in Britain, established in 1919.
Rachel Mary Parsons was born in 1885 and was an engineer who fought for women's employment rights, and was the founding President of the Women's Engineering Society, which was formed in 1919.
Rachel Parsons was its first president from 1919-1921. During this time, she also co-founded the company Atalanta, which produced machine models and only employed women. Due to her large inheritance, in her later life she owned multiple properties and lived as a society hostess.
4 de ago. de 2020 · Rachel Parsons (1885–1956), the founding president of the Women’s Engineering Society, was an archetypal ‘difficult woman’ who has been seriously misunderstood.
Her interest and aptitude for engineering and science was fostered from a young age by the engineering tradition in her family including her grandmother Mary Rosse and grandfather William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. Her father invented the steam turbine and developed successful international engineering businesses.
