Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

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The Society of Women Engineers was founded in 1950 by women engineering students and professionals who sought to support women in engineering as well as to encourage young women to pursue and excel in the male-dominated field. Although membership has grown from 61 founding members in 1950 to more than 30,000 members in 2017, women remain a minority in the engineering and technology fields and SWE continues its mission to support and promote practicing and aspiring women engineers.

The SWE quick link returns all content that has been tagged SWE, which currently contains collection abstracts, audio files and images. Please note the pager at the bottom of this page. Your main contact at the Reuther is Troy Eller English - Society of Women Engineers Archivist (SWE).

For additional information about SWE please visit the Society of Women Engineers Web site.

(10323) Arminta Harness, Portrait, circa 1960sImage
(10501) ICWES III, Participants, Turin, 1971Image
(10506) SWE National Convention, Irene Sharpe, 1982Image
(10507) SWE National Convention, Participants, 1982Image
(10508) SWE National Convention, Student Picnic, 1982Image
(10509) Beverly Bush, At Work, circa 1970sImage
(10515) SWE Detroit, Meeting, 1953Image
(10516) Margaret Frank, At Work, circa 1950sImage
(10528) SWE National Convention, Student Picnic, 1982Image
(11847) Suzanne Jenniches, At Hearing, 1989Image
(11849) Naomi McAfee, Portrait, circa 1960sImage
(11850) Naomi McAfee, Speaking, 1973Image
(11851) Michelle Torolani, Portrait, circa 2000sImage
(11911) Roberta Banaszak Gleiter, U.S. Rep. Constance Morella, Reception, 2000Image
(11912) U.S. Representative Constance Morella, Reception, 2000Image
(11913) Linda Mantel, Gail Mattson, Susan Metz, CAWMSET Reception, 2000Image
(11914) Linda Mantel, Donna Dean, SWE National Conference, 2000Image
(11915) Barbara Bogue, Congressional Testimony, 2009Image
(11916) SWE Leaders, Congressional Visits Day, 2009Image
(11918) Katharine Stinson, Portrait, circa 1960sImage
(11919) Katharine Stinson, Portrait, 1987Image
(31225) Patricia Patterson, ICWES VII, Washington, D.C., 1984Image
(26124) Drawing, Percentage of Women Engineers in the United States and Russia, 1963Image
(30821) SWE Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Student Section, 1968Image
(30822) SWE Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Student Section, 1968Image
(30823) Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Student Section, 1968Image
(30824) SWE Northeastern University Student Section, 1968Image
(30825) SWE Northeastern University Student Section, 1968Image
(30826) SWE Northeastern University Student Section, 1968Image
(30827) SWE Northeastern University Student Section, 1968Image
(30828) SWE University of Nebraska Student Section, 1977Image
(30829) SWE Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology Student Section, 1979Image
(30830) SWE Iowa State University Student Section, 1975Image
(30831) Colorado School of Mines Women's Dorms, 1964Image
(30832) SWE Alfred University Student Section, 1974Image
(30833) SWE Florida Institute of Technology Student Section Charter, 1976Image
(30834) SWE Clarkson University Student Section, 1977Image
(30835) SWE Florida Institute of Technology Student Section, 1976Image
(30836) SWE University of Houston Student Section, 1973Image
(30837) SWE University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Student Section, 1969Image
(30838) SWE University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Student Section Charter, 1969Image
(30839) SWE Clarkson University Student Section conference, 1982Image
(30840) SWE Loyola Marymount University Student Section Charter, 1973Image
(30841) SWE University of Illinois Student Section Charter, 1960Image
(30842) SWE Lawrence Institute of Technology Student Section Charter, 1981Image
(30843) SWE Columbia University Student Section, 1968Image
(30844) SWE Columbia University Student Section, 1968Image
(30845) SWE Columbia University Student Section, 1968Image
(30846) SWE Columbia University Student Section, 1968Image
(30847) SWE City College of New York Student Section, 1968Image