This week’s Women’s History Spotlight is Edith Clarke, the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology! Before earning her degree, Edith spent time teaching mathematics at an all-girls school in San Francisco, and then at Marshall University. After earning her degree, Edith began working at General Electric as an electrical engineer in 1919. In 1921, Edith Clarke acquired a patent for her creation, the Clarke Calculator, which was created to solve electric power transmission line issues. Edith worked for General Electric until 1945, and then went on to be the nation’s first female professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas, where she taught for ten years. Edith Clarke’s passion, drive, and many accomplishments in the field of engineering have served as an inspiration for women in STEM!
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