the first woman was admitted to harvard in 1927.
the first woman was admitted to harvard in 1927.
when was the first woman admitted to harvard?
1927
the idaho springs, colorado-born eaves earned her civil engineering degree at the university of colorado at boulder in 1920. at the age f 22, she was the first woman to earn a degree in civil engineering from the university of colorado at boulder. eaves began her engineering experience before she received her university degree. she was a draftsman for the united states bureau of public roads in denver, colorado, and then the denver and rio grande western railroad company. in 1926 she started working for mcgraw-hill in new york city for the engineering news-record department.also eaves was publication and sales manager of the mcgraw-hill construction daily. in 1927, she was the first woman admitted to full membership to the american society of civil engineers. in 1945, she became the manager of "business news". she was the first woman to be admitted to the american association of cost engineers in 1957. she retired in 1963, but continued practicing as an adviser to the national commission on urban affairs on the subject of housing costs. she advised the international executive service corps about construction costs in iran.
elsie eaves
she also operated a court reporting agency, as an assistant prosecuting attorney, and became vice-president of the cook county bar association (1920-1926). additionally, by becoming one of the first black woman to graduate from law school in illinois, she also became the first african-american woman admitted to practice by examination by the state board of examiners, the african-american woman admitted to practice before the supreme court, the first woman to engage in her own active law practice in the state of illinois, the first african american woman admitted to the united states district court, eastern division of illinois, the african american woman appointed to the position of assistant prosecuting attorney in chicago, and the first african american vice-president of the cook county bar association (1920-1926).
violette neatley anderson