This year, Women’s History Month celebrates the resilience and innovation of women engineers who have shaped the world and continue to push boundaries, including SWE’s 75 years of breaking barriers and advancing women in STEM.
To honor this milestone, we have curated this list of resources from our blog, magazine, and podcast spotlighting a few of the many inspirational stories of women engineers through history, including some who have played a crucial role in SWE’s journey.
Diverse: A SWE Podcast
- Ep 294: The Power of Perseverance With Secretary of Puerto Rico DTOP Eileen Vélez-Vega: SWE member Eileen Vélez-Vega shares her inspiring STEM journey when she made history as the first woman to be appointed secretary and CEO of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and the unique pivots along the way.
- Ep 253: Tales From the Archives: How Two Trailblazers Cleared the Path for Today’s Women Engineers: Dive into the stories of Nora Stanton Blatch Barney and Elsie Eaves, two pioneering women engineers who shaped the landscape of STEM. Troy Eller English, chief archivist at SWE, explores how these women blazed the trail for the women engineers of today.
- Ep 251: Highlighting Women Scientists on Wikipedia With Dr. Jess Wade: Listen to Dr. Jess Wade, physicist and faculty member at Imperial College London, who has been creating thousands of Wikipedia pages highlighting the achievements of women scientists and engineers, share her own STEM journey and the inspiration behind her Wikipedia initiative.
SWE Magazine
- Profiles and Perspectives from Behind the Research: Learn more about some of the researchers whose work has been cited over the years in our State of Women in Engineering issues and how trends and interests change over time, as do areas of consensus and differences among researchers and research findings.
- Out of Many, One SWE: SWE Archivist Troy Eller English looks to the Society’s past and how many groups of women working together to establish an engineering society eventually came together to help form one organization. Take this walk down memory lane in our Scrapbook feature and remember to click on the video at the end of this link to hear directly from Troy!
- Research Physiologist Named to National Inventors Hall of Fame: Read this profile on Alice Stoll, one of only four women inducted into the Class of 2024 National Inventors Hall of Fame for exceptional contributions to society. She received the SWE Achievement Award in 1969 and served as chair of the SWE awards committee in 1970.
All Together Blog
- History’s Viewfinder: Women in Camera Technology: Many women have used cameras with daring and artistry, but less known are the handful of women who developed camera technology with remarkable skill. Here are three with lasting impact on how we view our world and the worlds beyond.
- Making Strides in an Era of Hats, Gloves and Teas: SWE Past President Lt. Col. Arminta Harness writes about the experience of SWE members in the 1950s and 1960s in this article, which also features some fascinating then and now images.
- Women’s History Month Series: History: Track SWE’s historical arc through the SWE Archives, which contain photos, memorabilia, and artifacts from the Society’s early days, and take a look at the organization’s Community and Outreach efforts through this 2023 series.
Celebrate With sweSwag!
You can also show your support by checking out our sweSwag store for a variety of limited-edition 75th-anniversary merchandise alongside our year-round collection of SWE-branded apparel and accessories. Shop now before these special items are gone!
