Mary Blade, standing at blackboard

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Object Details

Subject

Blade, Mary

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Summary

In 1946, when this photograph was taken, Mary Blade was the only woman on the Cooper Union engineering faculty (where she initially taught drawing, mathematics and design) and one of few women on any engineering faculty in the United States. Blade was an avid and accomplished mountain climber.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0254

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

October 1946

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0254]

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Engineering

Women engineers

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_290318