Subject:

Blade, Mary  Search this

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art  Search this

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

October 1946

Summary:

In 1946, when this photograph was taken, Mary Blade was the only woman on the Cooper Union engineering faculty (where she initially taught drawing, mathematics and design) and one of few women on any engineering faculty in the United States. Blade was an avid and accomplished mountain climber.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0254

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Engineering  Search this

Women engineers  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0254]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Copyright Not Evaluated

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_290318