Name/TitleThe Doors of Opportunity
MakerMessenger, Rosalind
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book titled 'The Doors of Opportunity: A Biography of Dame Caroline Haslett D.B.E. Companion I.E.E.' by Rosalind Messenger, signed by the author. The chapter headings are:
- Foreword by Valerie Peachey
1. The Young Caroline
2. Caroline Starts Work
3. A Man's World Invaded
4. Widening Horizons
5. The Vital Spark
6. Spreading the Gospel
7. Home Planning
8. The Family
9. The International Field
10. Women at War (1)
11. Women at War (2)
12. Aviation - A Career for Women
13. War-time Missions
14. Roving Ambassador
15. Business and Professional Women
16. Post-war Planning
17. First love
18. Time to Think
- Appendix
- Abbreviations
- Index
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 227 x W: 145 x D: 23 mm
Date Made1967
Period1900s - 1950s
PublisherFemina Books Ltd
Publication Date1967
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Haslett:
Dame Caroline Harriet Haslett DBE, JP (17 August 1895 – 4 January 1957) was an English electrical engineer, electricity industry administrator and champion of women's rights. Haslett was the first secretary of the Women's Engineering Society and the founder and editor of its journal, The Woman Engineer. She was co-founder, alongside Laura Annie Willson and with the support of Margaret, Lady Moir, of the Electrical Association for Women, which pioneered such 'wonders', as they were described in contemporary magazines, as the All-Electric House in Bristol in 1935 [continues].
Subject and Association Keywords(auto) biography
Subject and Association KeywordsSTEM
Subject and Association KeywordsEngineering
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2026-24-2
Spine LabelRosalind Messenger ~ THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY: A Biography of DAME CAROLINE HASLETT ~ Femina
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved