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Trailblazers

A little ingenuity has always had the power to do great things. See how these remarkable women paved the way for others through their inventions, academic achievements, and engineering know-how.

Helen Augusta Blanchard

Helen Augusta Blanchard

Yvonne Young Clark

Yvonne Young Clark

Edith Clarke

Edith Clarke

Esther Conwell

Esther Conwell

Martha Coston

Martha J. Coston

Christine Darden Headshot

Christine Darden

Ruth Davis

Ruth Davis

Olive Dennis

Olive Dennis

Elsie Eaves

Elsie Eaves

Portrait of Irene Fischer

Irene Fischer

Irmgard Flügge-Lotz

Irmgard Flügge-Lotz

Lillian Gilbreth

Lillian Gilbreth

Kate Gleason

Kate Gleason

Beatrice Hicks

Beatrice Hicks

Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper

Mary Jackson Headshot

Mary Jackson

Raye Montague Headshot

Raye Montague

Gertrude Rand

M. Gertrude Rand

Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards

Ellen Swallow Richards

Emily Roebling

Emily Roebling

MGR Headshot

Mary Golda Ross

Nora Stanton Portrait

Nora Stanton

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