Caroline Haslett
Caroline Haslett | |
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![]() Caroline Haslett c.1924, when she became director of the Electrical Association for Women | |
Born | Caroline Harriet Haslett 17 August 1895 Worth, Sussex, England |
Died | 4 January 1957 Bungay, Suffolk , England | (aged 61)
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Electrical engineer; business woman; educator |
Known for | Feminism; electrifying the home to liberate women from domestic drudgery. She was the leading professional woman of her age. |
Title | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Caroline Haslett was born on 17 August 1895. Caroline was an engineer.
Life[change | change source]
Her parents were Mr and Mrs Robert. She grew up wanting to be an inspiring woman to other people. There is a school named after her in Milton Keynes. She loved fixing stuff when she was young.
Caroline Haslett died on January 4th 1957.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Women's Engineering Society
- Profile: Caroline Haslett
- Engineering Timelines
- Women Engineer Archive Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- IET Archives biography of Caroline Haslett Archived 15 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine