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She was an active member of the [[Women's Engineering Society]], joining its council in 1942 and in 1960 travelling on one of its scholarships to study the opportunities for women engineers in the USSR. | She was an active member of the [[Women's Engineering Society]], joining its council in 1942 and in 1960 travelling on one of its scholarships to study the opportunities for women engineers in the USSR. | ||
1960 The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust made awards to 2 female engineers to study the training and employment of female engineers in USSR - these were Rosina Winslade, senior sales engineer at Research and Control Instruments Ltd, and [[Lesley Scott Souter| Lesley S. Souter]], of the [[AEI Research Laboratory]], Harlow<ref>The Times, Jun 25, 1960</ref> | 1960 The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust made awards to 2 female engineers to study the training and employment of female engineers in USSR - these were [[Rose Winslade|Rosina Winslade]], senior sales engineer at Research and Control Instruments Ltd, and [[Lesley Scott Souter| Lesley S. Souter]], of the [[AEI Research Laboratory]], Harlow<ref>The Times, Jun 25, 1960</ref> | ||
In retirement she was elected as a Conservative councillor for Rugby Borough Council in 1976, her service being commemorated by the naming of Lesley Souter House, Whitehall Road, Rugby. | In retirement she was elected as a Conservative councillor for Rugby Borough Council in 1976, her service being commemorated by the naming of Lesley Souter House, Whitehall Road, Rugby. | ||
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Lesley Scott Souter, electrical engineer
Born in Elgin, Lesley came from a family of engineers - whose home was called The Foundry.
When she went to the University of Glasgow in 1936 she was following her father’s profession.
She was the first female electrical engineering student at the University of Glasgow.
Taking her practical classes at the Royal Technical College (now the University of Strathclyde) she graduated in 1940 with the first BSc Honours 1st class to be granted to a woman.
She was an active member of the Women's Engineering Society, joining its council in 1942 and in 1960 travelling on one of its scholarships to study the opportunities for women engineers in the USSR.
1960 The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust made awards to 2 female engineers to study the training and employment of female engineers in USSR - these were Rosina Winslade, senior sales engineer at Research and Control Instruments Ltd, and Lesley S. Souter, of the AEI Research Laboratory, Harlow[1]
In retirement she was elected as a Conservative councillor for Rugby Borough Council in 1976, her service being commemorated by the naming of Lesley Souter House, Whitehall Road, Rugby.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Jun 25, 1960
- University of Glasgow