Two women’s colleges in the United States have launched stand-alone, ABET-accredited engineering programs. This retrospective chapter, rooted in the author’s experience as a founding faculty member in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, discusses the history, considerations, and tensions at play in establishing engineering in traditional liberal arts colleges for women.

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Women in Engineering: The Contribution of Women’s Colleges

  • Donna Riley

摘要

Two women’s colleges in the United States have launched stand-alone, ABET-accredited engineering programs. This retrospective chapter, rooted in the author’s experience as a founding faculty member in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, discusses the history, considerations, and tensions at play in establishing engineering in traditional liberal arts colleges for women.