Nora Stanton Blatch Barney

Biography

Nora Stanton Blatch Barney was the first woman in the United States to earn a degree in civil engineering, graduating from Cornell University in 1905. The granddaughter of women's suffrage leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she carried on the family legacy of fighting for equality while building a career in engineering. She worked as a draftsman and engineer on steel, bridge, and water supply projects. She was also the first woman admitted to the American Society of Civil Engineers, though she had to fight to maintain her membership when it was challenged.

诺拉·斯坦顿·布拉奇·巴尼是美国第一位获得土木工程学位的女性，1905年毕业于康奈尔大学。作为女性选举权领袖伊丽莎白·卡迪·斯坦顿的孙女，她在从事工程职业的同时延续了家族争取平等的传统。她在钢铁、桥梁和供水项目中担任制图员和工程师。她也是第一位被美国土木工程师学会接纳的女性，尽管她不得不为维护被质疑的会员资格而抗争。

Key Achievements

• First woman in the U.S. to earn a civil engineering degree (Cornell, 1905)

  美国第一位获得土木工程学位的女性（康奈尔大学，1905年）

• First woman admitted to the American Society of Civil Engineers

  第一位被美国土木工程师学会接纳的女性

• Granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, combined engineering with suffrage activism

  伊丽莎白·卡迪·斯坦顿的孙女，将工程事业与争取选举权相结合

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Nora Stanton Blatch Barney — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Stanton_Blatch_Barney