Ceryl
@politicdormouse.bsky.social
Historian Curator Wikimedian 🤓🏴🇪🇺 🗃️ Hic Sunt Dracones 🐑🍬 “Wiki Medium” ☠️ (you need to be dead before I write about you). History of #WomenInSTEM & other things that catch my interest. Every month is #WomensHistoryMonth here
Hellé Nice #French dancer & motor racing driver who competed in 70 Grands Prixs & other races 1928-39. 1936 racing career damaged by serious crash. Attempt to resume racing after #WWII undermined by unproven accusations of collaboration. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%C3...
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hellé Nice #French dancer & motor racing driver who competed in 70 Grands Prixs & other races 1928-39. 1936 racing career damaged by serious crash. Attempt to resume racing after #WWII undermined by unproven accusations of collaboration. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%C3...
Etheldred Browning. 1920 founded Women's Pioneer Housing. "the word “home” generally conveys...husband as being attached...is this any reason that she must spend her days in a hostel or a bed-sitting room & never arrive at the dignity of a home?" New #Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etheldr...
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Etheldred Browning. 1920 founded Women's Pioneer Housing. "the word “home” generally conveys...husband as being attached...is this any reason that she must spend her days in a hostel or a bed-sitting room & never arrive at the dignity of a home?" New #Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etheldr...
Annie Bergman Swedish artist, writer, children's book author. 1908 studied Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Known 4 floral motifs woodcuts & linocuts. 1929 started card factory for linoleum print Xmas cards. Flower pics basis for 1968 stamp set. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_B...
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Annie Bergman Swedish artist, writer, children's book author. 1908 studied Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Known 4 floral motifs woodcuts & linocuts. 1929 started card factory for linoleum print Xmas cards. Flower pics basis for 1968 stamp set. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_B...
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Annie Bergman Swedish artist, writer, children's book author. 1908 studied Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Known 4 floral motifs woodcuts & linocuts. 1929 started card factory for linoleum print Xmas cards. Flower pics basis for 1968 stamp set. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_B...
Annie Bergman Swedish artist, writer, children's book author. 1908 studied Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Known 4 floral motifs woodcuts & linocuts. 1929 started card factory for linoleum print Xmas cards. Flower pics basis for 1968 stamp set. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_B...
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Annie Bergman Swedish artist, writer, children's book author. 1908 studied Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Known 4 floral motifs woodcuts & linocuts. 1929 started card factory for linoleum print Xmas cards. Flower pics basis for 1968 stamp set. b. #OTD 15 Dec 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_B...
Sheila McGuffie aeronautical engineer @manchester.ac.uk w Beatrice Shilling, only 2 women on course, grad 1932. Pilots licence 1936 flew in Civil Air Guard. Test engineer @ Power Jets 1940-2 w team devt 1st jet engine @wes1919.bsky.social memb b #OTD 14 Dec 1911 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_...
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sheila McGuffie aeronautical engineer @manchester.ac.uk w Beatrice Shilling, only 2 women on course, grad 1932. Pilots licence 1936 flew in Civil Air Guard. Test engineer @ Power Jets 1940-2 w team devt 1st jet engine @wes1919.bsky.social memb b #OTD 14 Dec 1911 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_...
Marie Marvingt Record-breaking #French #balloonist #aviator. #WWI 1st woman (volunteer) combat pilot 1st trained certified flight nurse in world. Worked to establish international air ambulance services. 1st woman to climb many peaks in #Alps d. #OTD 14 Dec 1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_M...
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Marie Marvingt Record-breaking #French #balloonist #aviator. #WWI 1st woman (volunteer) combat pilot 1st trained certified flight nurse in world. Worked to establish international air ambulance services. 1st woman to climb many peaks in #Alps d. #OTD 14 Dec 1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_M...
Constance Tipper #metallurgist #crystallographer specialised in metal strength effect on #Engineering problems. #WWII solved brittle fracture in #LibertyShips. Reader #mechanicalengineering & 1st female full-time faculty @cam.ac.uk d. #OTD 14 Dec 1995 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan...
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Constance Tipper #metallurgist #crystallographer specialised in metal strength effect on #Engineering problems. #WWII solved brittle fracture in #LibertyShips. Reader #mechanicalengineering & 1st female full-time faculty @cam.ac.uk d. #OTD 14 Dec 1995 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan...
Helena Normanton QC 1st woman to be admitted into Inn of Court & 2nd woman to be called to the Bar of England & Wales. 1st British married woman to have a passport in name she was born with. @wes1919.bsky.social Honorary Legal Adviser 1936-54 b. #OTD 14 Dec 1882 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_...
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Helena Normanton QC 1st woman to be admitted into Inn of Court & 2nd woman to be called to the Bar of England & Wales. 1st British married woman to have a passport in name she was born with. @wes1919.bsky.social Honorary Legal Adviser 1936-54 b. #OTD 14 Dec 1882 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_...
Feng Yunhe Chinese scientist, Minister of Textile Industry from 1949–1954, 1 of 1st 3 women cabinet ministers in China, founder of legal minority political party, expert in ramie fibre. 1st woman on record to earn chemical engineering PhD in US. d. 14 Dec 1988. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_Yu...
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Feng Yunhe Chinese scientist, Minister of Textile Industry from 1949–1954, 1 of 1st 3 women cabinet ministers in China, founder of legal minority political party, expert in ramie fibre. 1st woman on record to earn chemical engineering PhD in US. d. 14 Dec 1988. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_Yu...
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#OnThisDay, 14 Dec 1918, some women across the UK vote legally in parliamentary elections for the first time. It's the culmination of decades of campaigning.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
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December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 14 Dec 1918, some women across the UK vote legally in parliamentary elections for the first time. It's the culmination of decades of campaigning.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
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Halina Regulska, leading woman driver in C20th inter war Polish car rally racing. #WWII Polish resistance member, @ 1939 Siege of Warsaw, pezetka (R&R organiser) in 1944 Warsaw Uprising, hid escapees in country house. Wrote 2 books about experience b #OTD 14 Dec 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halina_...
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Halina Regulska, leading woman driver in C20th inter war Polish car rally racing. #WWII Polish resistance member, @ 1939 Siege of Warsaw, pezetka (R&R organiser) in 1944 Warsaw Uprising, hid escapees in country house. Wrote 2 books about experience b #OTD 14 Dec 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halina_...
Mary Wright founded design co Wright Accessories, VP, factory supervisor, PR, marketing. Founded America Designs Inc for industrial designers. Wrote Guide to Easier Living lifestyle choices = engineering problems with scientific solutions. b. #OTD 13 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wr...
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Mary Wright founded design co Wright Accessories, VP, factory supervisor, PR, marketing. Founded America Designs Inc for industrial designers. Wrote Guide to Easier Living lifestyle choices = engineering problems with scientific solutions. b. #OTD 13 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wr...
Margaret Ingels early #US woman #engineering graduate & pos 1st woman to earn Mechanical Engineer degree. Air conditioning work incl development of effective temperature scale to incorporate humidity & air movement in equation for human comfort. d. #OTD 13 Dec 1971 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Margaret Ingels early #US woman #engineering graduate & pos 1st woman to earn Mechanical Engineer degree. Air conditioning work incl development of effective temperature scale to incorporate humidity & air movement in equation for human comfort. d. #OTD 13 Dec 1971 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...
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Very pleased to see so many women featured in the #Railway200 travelling train exhibition @ninabake2.bsky.social - engine named after Karen Harrison first UK woman professional train driver (in 1979)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Very pleased to see so many women featured in the #Railway200 travelling train exhibition @ninabake2.bsky.social - engine named after Karen Harrison first UK woman professional train driver (in 1979)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
Dorothy Hoffman 1947 Chem Engineering BS @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst 1948 chem eng MS @ Bucknell Uni. 1961 1st woman 2 join Engineers Club of #Philadelphia 1974 1st woman elected President of American Vacuum Society 1st woman president of any US scientific society d #OTD 13 Dec 1996 bit.ly/35uPBnW
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Dorothy Hoffman 1947 Chem Engineering BS @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst 1948 chem eng MS @ Bucknell Uni. 1961 1st woman 2 join Engineers Club of #Philadelphia 1974 1st woman elected President of American Vacuum Society 1st woman president of any US scientific society d #OTD 13 Dec 1996 bit.ly/35uPBnW
Very pleased to see so many women featured in the #Railway200 travelling train exhibition @ninabake2.bsky.social - engine named after Karen Harrison first UK woman professional train driver (in 1979)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Very pleased to see so many women featured in the #Railway200 travelling train exhibition @ninabake2.bsky.social - engine named after Karen Harrison first UK woman professional train driver (in 1979)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_H...
Veronica Innes #pilot 1939 learnt to fly in Civil Air Guard. #WWII flew for Air Transport Auxiliary. 1st woman to fly operational jet fighter when ferried Meteor to RAF Moreton Valence. Later delivered Tempest fighters 2 Pakistan 5000 miles flight d #OTD 13 Dec 2000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronic...
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Veronica Innes #pilot 1939 learnt to fly in Civil Air Guard. #WWII flew for Air Transport Auxiliary. 1st woman to fly operational jet fighter when ferried Meteor to RAF Moreton Valence. Later delivered Tempest fighters 2 Pakistan 5000 miles flight d #OTD 13 Dec 2000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronic...
Ila Ghose #Indian #mechanical #engineer & West #Bengal's 1st woman engineer. 1st female alumna of Bengali Engineering College. "it hurts...how the authorities find flimsy excuses not to offer a woman her rightful place." d. #OTD 11 Dec 2019 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Ghose
December 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Ila Ghose #Indian #mechanical #engineer & West #Bengal's 1st woman engineer. 1st female alumna of Bengali Engineering College. "it hurts...how the authorities find flimsy excuses not to offer a woman her rightful place." d. #OTD 11 Dec 2019 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Ghose
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For #ColorADay #BWFri, here is a photo, though I am not the photographer, but a subject!
The 1971 batch of Electronics and Communication (ECE) students included seven girls. I am at the end on the right.
My book on engineering women, "Roots and Wings," included it.
#HumansOfBlueSky
#nostalgic
The 1971 batch of Electronics and Communication (ECE) students included seven girls. I am at the end on the right.
My book on engineering women, "Roots and Wings," included it.
#HumansOfBlueSky
#nostalgic
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For #ColorADay #BWFri, here is a photo, though I am not the photographer, but a subject!
The 1971 batch of Electronics and Communication (ECE) students included seven girls. I am at the end on the right.
My book on engineering women, "Roots and Wings," included it.
#HumansOfBlueSky
#nostalgic
The 1971 batch of Electronics and Communication (ECE) students included seven girls. I am at the end on the right.
My book on engineering women, "Roots and Wings," included it.
#HumansOfBlueSky
#nostalgic
Mária Telkes #Hungarian US biophysicist worked on solar energy tech. Founder of solar thermal storage systems, earned nickname Sun Queen. 1940s w' architect Eleanor Raymond created 1st solar-heated house by storing energy each day @ MIT. b. #OTD 12 Dec 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1...
December 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Mária Telkes #Hungarian US biophysicist worked on solar energy tech. Founder of solar thermal storage systems, earned nickname Sun Queen. 1940s w' architect Eleanor Raymond created 1st solar-heated house by storing energy each day @ MIT. b. #OTD 12 Dec 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1...
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, Chinese/US aviator. Moved to US, 1931 took up flying @ LA. 1st Chinese woman w' international flying license. 1936 US citizen. Performed @ California air shows, 1935 joined @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social #WWII flight instructor b 12 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheri...
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, Chinese/US aviator. Moved to US, 1931 took up flying @ LA. 1st Chinese woman w' international flying license. 1936 US citizen. Performed @ California air shows, 1935 joined @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social #WWII flight instructor b 12 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheri...
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#OTD 11 Dec 1934 Florence Blenkiron & Theresa Wallach left #London for S Africa on 600cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle with sidecar & trailer. 1st people to ride straight through #Sahara desert without compass in record breaking time arriving #CapeTown July 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenc...
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#OTD 11 Dec 1934 Florence Blenkiron & Theresa Wallach left #London for S Africa on 600cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle with sidecar & trailer. 1st people to ride straight through #Sahara desert without compass in record breaking time arriving #CapeTown July 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenc...
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The London-Cape Town Expedition of Florence Blenkiron and Theresa Wallach: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aST1...
Through Africa by Motor-Cycle (1934-1935)
YouTube video by The Africa Overland Network
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December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The London-Cape Town Expedition of Florence Blenkiron and Theresa Wallach: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aST1...
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Wallach was quite something. Her book on how to ride a motorbike is still widely available. She lived most of the rest of her life in Chicago, importing British motorbikes & teaching people to ride. I met some old guys she had taught & donated a memorial plate to their motorcycle club.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Wallach was quite something. Her book on how to ride a motorbike is still widely available. She lived most of the rest of her life in Chicago, importing British motorbikes & teaching people to ride. I met some old guys she had taught & donated a memorial plate to their motorcycle club.