Great Women in Engineering

One of the first female research chemists and discovered Kevlar.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Lillian Gilbreth

• Emily Roebling

Often referred to as the "Mother of Modern Management"

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Lillian Gilbreth

• Emily Roebling

Best known for her role as Chief Engineer during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after assuming the role of ‘first woman field engineer’.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Lillian Gilbreth

• Emily Roebling

In 1921 she received her first patent for the Clarke Calculator - a device that was used to solve electric power transmission line issues.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Lillian Gilbreth

• Emily Roebling

In 1992, became the first African-American woman to ever go to space with the Endeavour mission.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Mae C. Jemison

• Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

She was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Mae C. Jemison

• Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

Became the first female member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Lillian Gilbreth

• Emily Roebling

The first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Edith Clarke

• Mae C. Jemison

• Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

Choose the correct field or discipline of engineering for the chosen engineer: Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

• chemical

• civil

• mechanical

• electrical

Choose the correct field or discipline of engineering for the chosen engineer: Mae C. Jemison

• chemical

• civil

• mechanical

• electrical