First Woman to Enroll in Mechanical Arts Program at Cornell University
by Karl Heberger | Nov 28, 1865 | History
- 1865: First Woman to Enroll in Mechanical Arts Program at Cornell University, “First Lady of Gearing,” Catherine Anselm “Kate” Gleason born 1865, Rochester, NY. At Gleason Works, Kate was among the first representatives of an American manufacturer to globalize their business by securing contracts in Europe in 1893. In 1914, Kate was unanimously elected to membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as its first woman member. In 1917, Kate became the President of the First National Bank of East Rochester, another first for an American woman.
