Dorothy Hatfield
Dorothy Helen Hatfield OBE FRAeS nee McRither (b.1940), aeronautical engineer, was 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[1] for first year female engineering students.[2] Hatfield was awarded an OBE for services to engineering in 2014.[3] [4]
Life and career
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.
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.[2]
For her work with the Women's Engineering Society, Hatfield was awarded the Isabel Hardwich Medal in 2007.[5]
References
- ^ "WES Lady Finniston Awards". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours recognise Stem champions". Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queen honours engineer and village stalwart". West Sussex Today. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Isabel Hardwich Medal". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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Further reading
https://electrifyingwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/05/Dorothy-Hatfield-BIO.pdf