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Rajeshwari Chatterjee was born on 24 January 1922 in Karnataka. She had her primary education in a "special English school" founded by her grandmother, Kamalamma Dasappa, one of the first women graduates from Mysore and who was very active in the field of education, especially for widows and deserted wives. [3]
During his visit, he spoke about the need for industry and subsequently, the need for male and female engineers following Britain's 200 year rule in India. [2] Gupta enrolled in engineering college and became the first female admitted for engineering at that school. [2] As the first female engineering student, she faced many challenges.
In 1964, Nicole Laroche became the first female Gadzarts (engineering student) at the French École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers (ENSAM). [109] Civil engineer P.K. Thressia was appointed India's first female chief engineer (for the state of Kerala) in 1971, having graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in 1944. [78 ...
According to the World Economic Forum, only 4.9% of engineering jobs are held by women in Pakistan. The numbers are particularly low in the energy sector with only 3% female engineers in the power transmission sector. The field of artificial intelligence has also seen few numbers of women engineers, with only 22% part of the workforce. [6]
Engineering. Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Karnataka's first female engineer [3] S. S. Murthy, Electrical engineer, Samaira Hullur Aircraft pilot, youngest female aviator [4] [5] [6] Economics. N. S. Subba Rao
The first woman aeronautical engineering graduate in Canada. ... Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan (1988–1990): The first female prime minister of any muslim majority ...
Abdul Majid, rocket scientist and engineer; Abdul Qadeer Khan, metallurgical engineer; Abdullah Sadiq, nuclear physicist; Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist (Nobel Laureate 1979) Ahmad Hasan Dani, archaeologist; Ansar Pervaiz, nuclear scientist; Anwar Nasim, molecular biologist; Arif Zaman, mathematician and statistician; Asad A. Abidi ...
Leelamma Koshie (30 March 1923 - 1989, née Leelamma George) [1] was a pioneering female Indian civil engineer. She was one of the group of three women who were the first women engineers in India, with Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha and P. K. Thressia. [2] They qualified at College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in 1944. [3]