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{{short description|English engineer, mathematician and inventor}}
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[[File:Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent LCCN2016878425.tif|thumb|Mrs Gertrude Ferranti and Miss Caroline Haslett at the World Power Conference 1936]]
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'''Gertrude Ruth de Ferranti-Kirkwood''' nee Ince the need for affordable and accessible electricity in the home, through her membership of the [[Electrical Association for Women]] and her work with her husband [[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti|Sebastian de Ferranti]]. In 1936 she and [[Caroline Haslett]] were the only two women to attend the World Power Conference as representatives from the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent any organization to the Third World Power Conference and Congress on Largo [à] which is now being held here. Mrs. Ziani (right) is a [à] member of the Royal Institution and Mrs. Haslett is Director of the Election. Association for Women, and is also the editor of the Woman Engineer and The Electrical Age for Women |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/hec.33722/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>
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'''May Maple CEng FIEE''' (8 August 1914 – 19 August 2012) was an electrical engineer and past President of the [[Women's Engineering Society]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=WES History |url=https://www.magnificentwomen.co.uk/wes-history.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Magnificent Women |language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Isabel Hardwich Medal|Isabel Hardwich medal]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WES Awards – Women's Engineering Society |url=https://www.wes.org.uk/wes-awards/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Early life and education ==
May was born on 8 August 1914 in [[Gateshead]] to Alfred Newby, a master mariner, and Florence May Newby (nee Grundy).
Gertrude was the daughter of Francis Ince, a London based solicitor who co-founded S Z de Ferranti with [[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti|Sebastian de Ferranti]] and Charles Sparks in 1885.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francis Ince {{!}} Science Museum Group Collection |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp149499/francis-ince |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> Gertrude married Ferranti in 1888 and they had seven children.<ref>{{Citation |title=Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti |date=2024-07-01 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sebastian_Ziani_de_Ferranti&oldid=1232013967 |access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en}}</ref> Sebastian installed an electricity plant at their home in Baslow Hall and it had an electric laundry and tennis courts lit by electric light.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-11 |title=History - Fischer's Baslow Hall |url=https://www.fischers-baslowhall.co.uk/about-us/history/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.fischers-baslowhall.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> According to an article in the July 1927 issue of the Electrical Age for Women, Baslow Hall made use of waste heat and used hot water for energy storage.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Jul 1927 |title=An all-electric house - Baslow Hall |journal=Electrical Age for Women |volume=1 |issue=5 |pages=167-169}}</ref> The Ferrantis also converted their seaside home in Deganwy into an all-electric house.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=An all-electric seaside home |journal=Electrical Age for Women |volume=1 |issue=10 |pages=375-377}}</ref>


Maple was educated at [[Calderstones School|Calder High School]] in Liverpool and studied for an HNC in electrical engineering at [[Acton Technical College]] while working for [[Edmundsons Electricity Corporation|Edmundsons]] as a purchasing officer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=Winter 1969 |title=President's Message |url=https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_10.html |journal=The Woman Engineer |volume=10 |issue=15 |pages=4}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=73: May Maple |url=http://www.magnificentwomen.co.uk/1/post/2019/08/73-may-maple.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Magnificent Women |language=en}}</ref>
After Sebastian's death, Gertrude married Lt Col James Kirkwood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sec 233 Mrs G Kirkwood (formerly Mrs G Z de Ferranti). The National Archives |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4a9b09a3-354c-4e35-a8f4-eabe6cac1522 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The National Archives, Discovery catalogue}}</ref> She died on 16 November 1959, and is buried in Hampstead Cemetery,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gertrude Ruth Ziani Ince De Ferranti (1868-1959)... |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215490167/gertrude_ruth_ziani-de_ferranti |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.findagrave.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Awards and achievements ==
== Engineering career ==
Maple moved to a role as a contracts officer with the [[British Electricity Authority]] when that body was formed under the [[Electricity Act 1947|Electricity Act of 1947]]. and was promoted to 3nd Assistant Engineer in 1953.<ref name=":1" /> By 1965, she was the only woman of four Contracts Officers in the [[Central Electricity Generating Board]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1969, she was Head of the Electrical Section.<ref name=":0" />
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In March 2024, Gertrude was commemorated with a virtual blue plaque as a key figure in the history of the Women's Engineering Society and the Electrical Association for Women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virtual Blue Plaques |url=https://www.magnificentwomen.co.uk/virtual-blue-plaques.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Magnificent Women |language=en}}</ref>


In 1969, Maple was elected President of the Women's Engineering Society and Fellow of the [[Institution of Electrical Engineers]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Autumn 1969 |title=News of Members |url=https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_10.html |journal=The Woman Engineer |volume=10 |issue=14 |pages=17}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Gertrude was a member of the [[Royal Institution|Royal Institution of Great Britain]].<ref name=":0" />


Maple gave a paper on 'Transportation of heavy indivisible loads' to the 3rd [[International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists]], held in Turin in 1971.
== Electrical Association for Women ==
In 1928, Gertrude was elected Vice-President of the Electrical Association for Women and in January 1929 was elected President of the newly founded North Wales branch of the EAW.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1928 |title=The Third Annual General Meeting |journal=Electrical Age for Women |volume=1 |issue=9 |pages=328}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 1929 |title=Our portrait page - interesting personalities of the EAW |journal=Electrical Age for Women |volume=1 |issue=11 |pages=409}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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In 2024, Maple's work was commemorated by a virtual blue plaque to celebrate the history of the Women's Engineering Society and the Electrical Association for Women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virtual Blue Plaques |url=https://www.magnificentwomen.co.uk/virtual-blue-plaques.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Magnificent Women |language=en}}</ref>


== Reference ==
* [[Women's Engineering Society]]
* [[Electrical Association for Women]]

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[https://www.theiet.org/membership/library-and-archives/the-iet-archives/online-exhibitions/women-and-engineering/electrical-association-for-women-history-and-policy History of the Electrical Association for Women]


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Latest revision as of 15:15, 9 July 2024

May Maple FIEE CEng FRSCA
Born
May Newby

(1914-08-08)8 August 1914
Gateshead, England
Died(2012-08-19)19 August 2012
Alma materActon Technical College
SpouseWilliam Maple
AwardsIsabel Hardwich medal
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
InstitutionsEdmundsons Electricity Corporation

British Electricity Authority

Central Electricity Generating Board

May Maple CEng FIEE (8 August 1914 – 19 August 2012) was an electrical engineer and past President of the Women's Engineering Society. [1] She was awarded the Isabel Hardwich medal in 1991.[2]

Early life and education

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May was born on 8 August 1914 in Gateshead to Alfred Newby, a master mariner, and Florence May Newby (nee Grundy).

Maple was educated at Calder High School in Liverpool and studied for an HNC in electrical engineering at Acton Technical College while working for Edmundsons as a purchasing officer.[3][4]

Engineering career

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Maple moved to a role as a contracts officer with the British Electricity Authority when that body was formed under the Electricity Act of 1947. and was promoted to 3nd Assistant Engineer in 1953.[4] By 1965, she was the only woman of four Contracts Officers in the Central Electricity Generating Board.[4] In 1969, she was Head of the Electrical Section.[3]

In 1969, Maple was elected President of the Women's Engineering Society and Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.[5][3]

Maple gave a paper on 'Transportation of heavy indivisible loads' to the 3rd International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists, held in Turin in 1971.

See also

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In 2024, Maple's work was commemorated by a virtual blue plaque to celebrate the history of the Women's Engineering Society and the Electrical Association for Women.[6]

Reference

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  1. ^ "WES History". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  2. ^ "WES Awards – Women's Engineering Society". Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ a b c "President's Message". The Woman Engineer. 10 (15): 4. Winter 1969.
  4. ^ a b c "73: May Maple". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  5. ^ "News of Members". The Woman Engineer. 10 (14): 17. Autumn 1969.
  6. ^ "Virtual Blue Plaques". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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