Guest author Jenny Beswick, an engineer who encourages women to join the field, shares this list of pioneers.
Jenny Beswick
Jenny Beswick is an author and contributor for multiple websites, including Women 2.0, Big Think and Real Business. She is also an engineer whose career started with lab work, then progressed when she assumed the role of assistant engineer on various construction projects that she found through UK Telegraph Engineering. Jenny ultimately became the first female project manager on many of her job assignments.