Dorothy Smith (engineer)
Dorothy Smith | |
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Smith in 1958 | |
| Born | 10 February 1899 |
| Died | 22 February 1975 (aged 76) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Chartered Electrical Engineer |
| Known for | Chairman of Manchester Branch of the Women's Engineering Society 1943-45, second woman to achieve Full Membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineering in 1958 |
Dorothy Smith (10 February 1899 – 22 February 1975) was a British electrical engineer. She worked for the engineering firm Metropolitan-Vickers (formerly British Westinghouse) from 1916 to 1959, retiring after forty-three years at the company. She was the second woman to gain Full Membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineers since Hertha Ayrton in 1899 and was a prominent member of the Manchester branch of the Women's Engineering Society.