Kate Gleason

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Kate Gleason was a pioneering American engineer and businesswoman, recognized as one of the first female mechanical engineers and a trailblazer for women in the engineering profession.


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instanceOf businessperson
feminist pioneer
human
industrialist
mechanical engineer
awardReceived honorary membership in American Society of Mechanical Engineers
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1865-11-25
dateOfDeath 1933-01-09
describedAs trailblazer for women in the engineering profession
educatedAt Cornell University
Mechanics Institute in Rochester
Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts
employer Gleason Works
familyName Gleason
fieldOfWork gear-cutting machinery
manufacturing
mechanical engineering
givenName Catherine
hasRelative Ellen Gleason
William Gleason
influenced women in engineering
knownFor innovations in machine tool industry
international sales of gear-cutting machinery
philanthropy in education and housing
memberOf American Society of Mechanical Engineers
namesakeOf Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
Kate Gleason Hall at Rochester Institute of Technology
nickname Kate
notableFor being one of the first female mechanical engineers in the United States
leadership in Gleason Works company
pioneering role for women in engineering
notableWork development of affordable housing projects in New York
occupation businesswoman
company executive
engineer
mechanical engineer
partOf Gleason family
placeOfBirth Rochester, New York
placeOfDeath Rochester, New York
positionHeld sales representative for Gleason Works
treasurer of Gleason Works
religion Unitarian
residence Rochester, New York
sexOrGender female

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ASME Kate Gleason Award
Kate Gleason Award
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