Nina Baker
@ninabake2.bsky.social
Independent engineering historian: women in engineering, motoring, aviation, construction. Writing book on women's motoring clubs worldwide.
Ex-MN. Ex-Deacon Hammermen of Glasgow. OBE.
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Ex-MN. Ex-Deacon Hammermen of Glasgow. OBE.
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Nina Baker
@ninabake2.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I am writing a book about the history of the clubs that women motorists have set up for themselves worldwide from the 1890s to the present day.
If you or your mum etc were ever in such a group anywhere in the world I would love to hear from you.
Here are some of the badges of UK clubs:
If you or your mum etc were ever in such a group anywhere in the world I would love to hear from you.
Here are some of the badges of UK clubs:
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Adrienne Bolland French aviator. Became pilot to pay her gambling debts. 1st woman to fly over #Andes Chile to Argentina. Women's record for loops in hour. Legion of Honor. Involved in left politics & #WWII French Resistance. On stamp in Argentina b. #OTD 25 Nov 1895 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienn...
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Adrienne Bolland French aviator. Became pilot to pay her gambling debts. 1st woman to fly over #Andes Chile to Argentina. Women's record for loops in hour. Legion of Honor. Involved in left politics & #WWII French Resistance. On stamp in Argentina b. #OTD 25 Nov 1895 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienn...
Firefighters onboard MV ONE Henry Hudson have taken the term surround and drown to a new level with 80% flooding of cargo hold #3 in which the burning containers were contained.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Kate Gleason engineer & businesswoman "Madame Curie of machine tools". 1893 toured Europe to expand company, 1 of 1st times US manufacturer tried to globalize their business. 1st woman elected to full membership American Soc of Mechanical Engineers b #OTD 25 Nov 1865 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gl...
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Kate Gleason engineer & businesswoman "Madame Curie of machine tools". 1893 toured Europe to expand company, 1 of 1st times US manufacturer tried to globalize their business. 1st woman elected to full membership American Soc of Mechanical Engineers b #OTD 25 Nov 1865 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gl...
A new werewolf film is currently being recorded and there are some set photos... are we taking bets on this film having the blue filter, it's never sunny and pretty much everything and everyone is constantly being covered in muck?
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In 1914 Beatrice Blore Browne became 1st woman to drive a car (a 10 horse power Singer Ten) up #GreatOrme #Llandudno #NorthWales (with gradient of 1 in 3) She was 6 months pregnant at the time. Her gravestone commemorates the feat. d. #OTD 23 Nov 1921 age only 34. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In 1914 Beatrice Blore Browne became 1st woman to drive a car (a 10 horse power Singer Ten) up #GreatOrme #Llandudno #NorthWales (with gradient of 1 in 3) She was 6 months pregnant at the time. Her gravestone commemorates the feat. d. #OTD 23 Nov 1921 age only 34. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
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Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza, 1st woman in #Mexico to earn #CivilEngineering degree. Studied @ Palacio de Minería engineering school graduated 1927 passed professional engineers exam 1930. Thesis was unusual as illustrated with photos d #OTD 23 Nov 1985 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepc...
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza, 1st woman in #Mexico to earn #CivilEngineering degree. Studied @ Palacio de Minería engineering school graduated 1927 passed professional engineers exam 1930. Thesis was unusual as illustrated with photos d #OTD 23 Nov 1985 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepc...
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Marjorie Spiller actress who gave up the stage in 1935 to learn to fly. Flew aircraft to Spain for £150 a trip to help rebels in Spanish Civil War in fight against General Franco. In #WWII joined Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA as a pilot b #OTD 23 Nov 1897 solentaviatrix.wordpress.com/marjorie-spi...
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Marjorie Spiller actress who gave up the stage in 1935 to learn to fly. Flew aircraft to Spain for £150 a trip to help rebels in Spanish Civil War in fight against General Franco. In #WWII joined Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA as a pilot b #OTD 23 Nov 1897 solentaviatrix.wordpress.com/marjorie-spi...
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Anne Burns aeronautical #engineer & glider pilot worked @ RAE Farnborough, world expert in Clear Air Turbulence & its effects on aircraft safety. 2nd woman to read #Engineering Sciences @ Uni of Oxford. Oldest member of Caterpillar Club age 62. b. #OTD 23 Nov 1915 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bu...
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Anne Burns aeronautical #engineer & glider pilot worked @ RAE Farnborough, world expert in Clear Air Turbulence & its effects on aircraft safety. 2nd woman to read #Engineering Sciences @ Uni of Oxford. Oldest member of Caterpillar Club age 62. b. #OTD 23 Nov 1915 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bu...
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Janet Bonnema US civil engineer. 1970 hired as engineering technician on #EisenhowerTunnel construction but barred from tunnel due to superstition that women brought bad luck. 1972 filed lawsuit for sex discrimination, went into tunnel Nov 1972. b. #OTD 24 Nov 1938 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_B...
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Janet Bonnema US civil engineer. 1970 hired as engineering technician on #EisenhowerTunnel construction but barred from tunnel due to superstition that women brought bad luck. 1972 filed lawsuit for sex discrimination, went into tunnel Nov 1972. b. #OTD 24 Nov 1938 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_B...
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Hanja Bošković - one of the first female bikers in Croatia. In 1932 the newspaper "Vreme" published an article about Hanja: "Where the fastest woman in Yugoslavia lives", and in the 1990 the national TV interviewed Hanja - this part of the interview includes photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45L...
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hanja Bošković - one of the first female bikers in Croatia. In 1932 the newspaper "Vreme" published an article about Hanja: "Where the fastest woman in Yugoslavia lives", and in the 1990 the national TV interviewed Hanja - this part of the interview includes photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45L...
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Marcelle Lafont, French chemical engineer. Graduated l'école de chimie de Lyon 1930. Got HGV licence & learned to fly, 1935 stood for election b4 women had vote in France. Awarded medal for work in #WWII French Resistance. 1960s Mayor of Songieu. b. #OTD 23 Nov 1905 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcell...
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Marcelle Lafont, French chemical engineer. Graduated l'école de chimie de Lyon 1930. Got HGV licence & learned to fly, 1935 stood for election b4 women had vote in France. Awarded medal for work in #WWII French Resistance. 1960s Mayor of Songieu. b. #OTD 23 Nov 1905 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcell...
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Stefania Cecylia Wojtulanis-Karpińska Polish aviator. Sports pilot in inter war period, then Captain in Polish Air Force. Flew in UK Air Transport Auxiliary in #WWII, when known as Barbara Wojtulanis. 1 of 3 Polish woman pilots in #ATA. b. #OTD 22 Nov 1912 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Stefania Cecylia Wojtulanis-Karpińska Polish aviator. Sports pilot in inter war period, then Captain in Polish Air Force. Flew in UK Air Transport Auxiliary in #WWII, when known as Barbara Wojtulanis. 1 of 3 Polish woman pilots in #ATA. b. #OTD 22 Nov 1912 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
For #JamesBond fans - this is Tracy's car from OHMSS, currently on display in the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. I believe it is for sale, if you like pretty shiny things.
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
For #JamesBond fans - this is Tracy's car from OHMSS, currently on display in the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. I believe it is for sale, if you like pretty shiny things.
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Agnes Pockels German chemist. Research fundamental in establishing surface science through observations of soaps & soapy water in her home while washing dishes. Defined "Pockels Point" minimum area single molecule can occupy in monomolecular films d. #OTD 21 Nov 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_P...
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Agnes Pockels German chemist. Research fundamental in establishing surface science through observations of soaps & soapy water in her home while washing dishes. Defined "Pockels Point" minimum area single molecule can occupy in monomolecular films d. #OTD 21 Nov 1935 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_P...
I knew Guillermo del Toro filmed some of his Frankenstein in Glasgow Cathedral, but think his poster designer must have visited Kelvingrove Museum to see Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross.
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Mathematician Louise Duffield Cummings was born 155 years ago today. A researcher on vector spaces with trilinear maps and hexagonal systems, she was also a staple presence at Vassar college for three and a half decades in the early twentieth century.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Mathematician Louise Duffield Cummings was born 155 years ago today. A researcher on vector spaces with trilinear maps and hexagonal systems, she was also a staple presence at Vassar college for three and a half decades in the early twentieth century.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
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Phoebe Omlie US aviator. 1st woman to: earn air mechanic's license, be licensed transport pilot, be appointed to federal aviation position, cross Rockies in light ✈️. 1920/30s set 🌎 world records including highest altitude parachute jump by woman. b. #OTD Nov 21 1902 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_...
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Phoebe Omlie US aviator. 1st woman to: earn air mechanic's license, be licensed transport pilot, be appointed to federal aviation position, cross Rockies in light ✈️. 1920/30s set 🌎 world records including highest altitude parachute jump by woman. b. #OTD Nov 21 1902 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_...
Just to cap it all, having arrived in Glasgow 4 1/2hrs late the #Avanti website doesnt have an automatic repay system, even via the ticket I bought direct from there. No. You have to fill in forms, send images, blahblah. To which the response is - oh we will get round to you but we are awfully busy.
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just to cap it all, having arrived in Glasgow 4 1/2hrs late the #Avanti website doesnt have an automatic repay system, even via the ticket I bought direct from there. No. You have to fill in forms, send images, blahblah. To which the response is - oh we will get round to you but we are awfully busy.
This is a really good idea. Can you think of any other films to at didn’t get a fair shake because of Covid? I think Malick’s A Hidden Life would’ve had a better theatrical run.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Mary Calcaño 1st #Venezuelan woman to earn pilot's licence, in US 1939, in Venezuela 1940. #WWII worked @ US Air Force transporting aircraft parts from Seattle-UK. Then bought plane, founded 1st club for civil pilots & flight school in Venezuela. d. #OTD 17 Nov 1992 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ca...
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mary Calcaño 1st #Venezuelan woman to earn pilot's licence, in US 1939, in Venezuela 1940. #WWII worked @ US Air Force transporting aircraft parts from Seattle-UK. Then bought plane, founded 1st club for civil pilots & flight school in Venezuela. d. #OTD 17 Nov 1992 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ca...
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Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
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P.K. Thressia #India's 1st woman chief #engineer (in #Kerala). Studied Civil Engineering @ College of Engineering, Guindy alongside Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha & Leelamma Koshie graduating in 1944. Said "an engineer's life is not as difficult as many women think". d. #OTD 18 Nov 1981 bit.ly/3lhfr5C
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
P.K. Thressia #India's 1st woman chief #engineer (in #Kerala). Studied Civil Engineering @ College of Engineering, Guindy alongside Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha & Leelamma Koshie graduating in 1944. Said "an engineer's life is not as difficult as many women think". d. #OTD 18 Nov 1981 bit.ly/3lhfr5C
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Eleanor Coade C18th #BusinessWoman inventor. Set up & ran business manufacturing Lithodipyra (Coade stone) working for #Georgian #architects. Recipe for high-quality, durable moulded weather-resistant ceramic stoneware kept secret for yrs. Quite a bit still about. d. #OTD 18 Nov 1821 bit.ly/3Hp4nyu
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Eleanor Coade C18th #BusinessWoman inventor. Set up & ran business manufacturing Lithodipyra (Coade stone) working for #Georgian #architects. Recipe for high-quality, durable moulded weather-resistant ceramic stoneware kept secret for yrs. Quite a bit still about. d. #OTD 18 Nov 1821 bit.ly/3Hp4nyu
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Gertrude Entwisle #electricalengineer 1st student member of Institution of Electrical Engineers (now IET). 1st female engineer at British Westinghouse. Known for work on designing DC motors & exciters President @wes1919.bsky.social 1941-3. d. #OTD 18 Nov 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud...
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Gertrude Entwisle #electricalengineer 1st student member of Institution of Electrical Engineers (now IET). 1st female engineer at British Westinghouse. Known for work on designing DC motors & exciters President @wes1919.bsky.social 1941-3. d. #OTD 18 Nov 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud...
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Effat Tejaratchi (1917-99) 1st Iranian woman to earn pilot license. Father encouraged her 2 take up flying. 1939 Iranian Aero Club founded, joined & #OTD 18 Nov 1940 took 1st independent flight. Post #WWII Iranian Royal Air Force flight officer. Director of Aero Club en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effat_T...
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Effat Tejaratchi (1917-99) 1st Iranian woman to earn pilot license. Father encouraged her 2 take up flying. 1939 Iranian Aero Club founded, joined & #OTD 18 Nov 1940 took 1st independent flight. Post #WWII Iranian Royal Air Force flight officer. Director of Aero Club en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effat_T...