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Public Lecture Programme 2025 |
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“Pioneering Scotswomen in Engineering from Ancient Universities to Hall of Fame.” |
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(Over a century since women could become Engineers, a story of pioneers and the important contribution women made to engineering in UK). |
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By Dr Nina Baker OBE, Historian. |
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2.30 pm Wednesday 4th June 2025 (entrance is free & refreshments will be provided). |
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Holy Trinity Church,Church St, Haddington EH41 3EX. |
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| Dr Nina Baker is an independent historian researching the history of women in engineering. Her career has been varied, starting after schooling in 1972 as a Merchant Navy Deck Officer before gaining an engineering design degree, followed by a PhD in concrete durability. Since about 2000 Nina has had an interest in the history of women in engineering and is now a full-time independent researcher on this and also other aspects of engineering and construction history. Apart from their intrinsic interest and the desirability of ensuring that these previously hidden stories reach the daylight, her purpose is also to increase the general public’s concept of who is an engineer, thereby normalising what still remains a career choice often regarded as unusual for girls. For these services, in 2023 she received an OBE. | ||
