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Gertrude Ruth de Ferranti nee Ince campaigned for women in engineering and the need for affordable and accessible electricity in the home. In 1936 she and Caroline Haslett were the only two women to attend the World Power Conference as representatives from the United Kingdom.^[1]

Personal life

Gertrude married the electrical engineer Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti in 1888 and they had seven children.

After Sebastian's death, she married Lt Col James Kirkwood.^[2]

Awards and achievements

In March 2024, she was commemorated with a virtual blue plaque as a key figure in the history of the Women's Engineering Society and the Electrical Association for Women.^[3]

Gertrude was a member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Electrical Association for Women

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References

^ "Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent any organization to the Third World Power Conference and Congress on Largo [à] which is now being held here. Mrs. Ziani (right) is a [à] member of the Royal Institution and Mrs. Haslett is Director of the Election. Association for Women, and is also the editor of the Woman Engineer and The Electrical Age for Women". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Sec 233 Mrs G Kirkwood (formerly Mrs G Z de Ferranti). The National Archives". The National Archives, Discovery catalogue. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Virtual Blue Plaques". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

External links

[1] "Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent any organization to the Third World Power Conference and Congress on Largo [à] which is now being held here. Mrs. Ziani (right) is a [à] member of the Royal Institution and Mrs. Haslett is Director of the Election. Association for Women, and is also the editor of the Woman Engineer and The Electrical Age for Women". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[2] "Sec 233 Mrs G Kirkwood (formerly Mrs G Z de Ferranti). The National Archives". The National Archives, Discovery catalogue. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[3] "Virtual Blue Plaques". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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