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'''Dorothy Helen Hatfield OBE FRAeS''' nee McRither (b.1940), aeronautical engineer, was the first female engineering apprentice at [[Vickers-Armstrongs|Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft)]], [[Brooklands]]. She became President of the [[Women's Engineering Society]] and was instrumental in setting up the [[Daphne Jackson Trust]] and the Lady Finniston Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=|title=WES Lady Finniston Awards|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/content/wes-lady-finniston-awards|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society}}</ref> for first year female engineering students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dorothy Hatfield|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/content/dorothy-hatfield|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society}}</ref> Hatfield was awarded an OBE for services to engineering in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-16|title=Queen's Birthday Honours recognise Stem champions|url=https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/queen's-birthday-honours-recognise-stem-champions|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Institution of Mechanical Engineers}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-06-19|title=Queen honours engineer and village stalwart|work=West Sussex Today|url=https://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/queen-honours-engineer-and-village-stalwart-2282135|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>
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| name = Dorothy Hatfield
| birth_date = January 1940
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|4|16|1940|1|df=y}}<ref name="WE24">{{cite journal |title=Obituary |journal=The Woman Engineer |date=Summer 2024 |volume=22 |issue=3 |page=4}}</ref>
| occupation = [[Aerospace engineering|Aeronautical engineer]]
| employer = [[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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'''Dorothy Helen Hatfield OBE FRAeS''' née McRither (January 1940 – 16 April 2024), [[Aerospace engineering|aeronautical engineer]], was in 1956 the first female engineering apprentice at [[Vickers-Armstrongs|Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft)]], [[Brooklands]]. She became President of the [[Women's Engineering Society]] and was instrumental in setting up the [[Daphne Jackson Trust]] and the Lady Finniston Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=|title=WES Lady Finniston Awards|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/content/wes-lady-finniston-awards|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902070959/http://wes.org.uk/content/wes-lady-finniston-awards |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> for first year female engineering students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dorothy Hatfield|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/content/dorothy-hatfield|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322081350/https://www.wes.org.uk/content/dorothy-hatfield |archive-date=22 March 2019 }}</ref> Hatfield was appointed an OBE for services to engineering in the [[2014 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-16|title=Queen's Birthday Honours recognise Stem champions|url=https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/queen's-birthday-honours-recognise-stem-champions|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Institution of Mechanical Engineers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-06-19|title=Queen honours engineer and village stalwart|work=West Sussex Today|url=https://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/queen-honours-engineer-and-village-stalwart-2282135|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==


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Hatfield left school at 16 and successfully applied to be an engineering apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, [[Brooklands]], the first woman to do so. After six years she graduated with a first class honours degree in aeronautical engineering.
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Hatfield returned to work after a career break to work in the flight simulation industry. She joined the [[Women's Engineering Society]] in 1962 and was its president from 1989 to 1991.<ref name="WE24"/> She became a Fellow of the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in 1996.<ref name=":0" />
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Hatfield left school at 16 and successfully applied to be an engineering apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Brooklands, the first women to do so. After six years, she graduated with a first class honours degree in aeronautical engineering.


== Recognition ==
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Hatfield returned to work after a career break to work in the flight simulation industry. She joined the [[Women's Engineering Society]] in 1962 and was elected President in 1990. She was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in 1996.<ref name=":0" />
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For her work with the Women's Engineering Society, Hatfield was awarded the [[Isabel Hardwich Medal]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isabel Hardwich Medal|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/awards/isabel-hardwich-medal|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121403/https://www.wes.org.uk/awards/isabel-hardwich-medal |archive-date=19 January 2019 }}</ref>


== See also ==
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For her work with the Women's Engineering Society, Hatfield was awarded the [[Isabel Hardwich Medal]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isabel Hardwich Medal|url=https://www.wes.org.uk/awards/isabel-hardwich-medal|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Women's Engineering Society}}</ref>
[[Janet Gulland]] became the first female graduate apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brooklands Museum :: LGBTQ at Brooklands: Janet Gulland |url=https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explore/heritage-and-collection/brooklands-stories/lgbtq-at-brooklands-janet-gulland |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.brooklandsmuseum.com}}</ref>


== References ==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
https://electrifyingwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/05/Dorothy-Hatfield-BIO.pdf
https://electrifyingwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/05/Dorothy-Hatfield-BIO.pdf


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Latest revision as of 23:02, 16 December 2024

Dorothy Hatfield
BornJanuary 1940
Died16 April 2024(2024-04-16) (aged 84)[1]
OccupationAeronautical engineer
EmployerVickers-Armstrongs

Dorothy Helen Hatfield OBE FRAeS née McRither (January 1940 – 16 April 2024), aeronautical engineer, was in 1956 the first female engineering apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Brooklands. She became President of the Women's Engineering Society and was instrumental in setting up the Daphne Jackson Trust and the Lady Finniston Award[2] for first year female engineering students.[3] Hatfield was appointed an OBE for services to engineering in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[4][5]

Life and career

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Hatfield left school at 16 and successfully applied to be an engineering apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Brooklands, the first woman to do so. After six years she graduated with a first class honours degree in aeronautical engineering.

Hatfield returned to work after a career break to work in the flight simulation industry. She joined the Women's Engineering Society in 1962 and was its president from 1989 to 1991.[1] She became a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1996.[3]

Recognition

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For her work with the Women's Engineering Society, Hatfield was awarded the Isabel Hardwich Medal in 2007.[6]

See also

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Janet Gulland became the first female graduate apprentice at Vickers-Armstrongs in 1958.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary". The Woman Engineer. 22 (3): 4. Summer 2024.
  2. ^ "WES Lady Finniston Awards". Women's Engineering Society. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dorothy Hatfield". Women's Engineering Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours recognise Stem champions". Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Queen honours engineer and village stalwart". West Sussex Today. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Isabel Hardwich Medal". Women's Engineering Society. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Brooklands Museum :: LGBTQ at Brooklands: Janet Gulland". www.brooklandsmuseum.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.


Further reading

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https://electrifyingwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/05/Dorothy-Hatfield-BIO.pdf


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