Dive into the stories of Nora Stanton Blatch Barney and Elsie Eaves, two pioneering women engineers who shaped the landscape of STEM, in this episode of “Tales From the Archives,” a sub-series of Diverse.
Troy Eller English (she/her), chief archivist at SWE, explores how these women defied the norms of their time and blazed the trail for the women engineers of today. She shares the career advice Eaves offered to women engineers in the 1930s and encourages present-day listeners to reflect on their own roles in shaping STEM history.
Listen to the episode on SWE’s website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Speaker: Troy Eller English, Chief Archivist, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Troy Eller English has been an archivist at SWE since 2008. In her position, she maintains SWE’s historical records at Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library in Detroit, answers questions from SWE and outside researchers about the history of the Society, and shares that history in SWE Magazine and elsewhere.
She received a master’s in library and information science from Wayne State University and an undergraduate degree in English from Michigan State University.
Her role as SWE’s archivist dovetails perfectly with her interests in mid-century American politics, women’s history, and actively using history to inform future actions. Eller English was a college reference librarian before her position as SWE’s archivist.
Host: Sam East, Media Personality and Host of Diverse: a SWE Podcast
Sam East is a media personality based in Toronto, Canada.
You can hear her on “Sam & Dames” in the afternoon from 3-7PM on Toronto’s #1 Hit Music Station, 99.9 Virgin Radio, and with the iHeartRadio Canada app.
When she’s not in studio, she might be hosting live events, hosting and producing the podcast “Lessons to My Younger Self,” or sharing a video that leads to a personal invite from Oprah Winfrey.
Sam is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and is thrilled to be able to share tools to help cultivate presence, peace, and self-awareness.
