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On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 08:27 +0000, Clare Shepherd wrote: > When I was at school I wanted to go into engineering, > not only was my grammar school headmistress (yes, it was that long > ago) horrified but also my Scots father, who came from a large > family and his brothers were mostly engineers, as were several > earlier generations. he thought it" no a suitable job for a lassie". > As this was the 60s, and pre-women's lib., Noeline was the first ever woman engineering student at IC in my year 1955. I forget her second name. She was on her own for one year I think, then there was a second. I think there were a couple of women in my Physics group, and one went on to become a Professor of Physics at Surry Uni. Alas she died of cancer some years ago. -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html