Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elizabeth_Muriel_Gregory_MacGill
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's rights
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Elsie_MacGill
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Canadian_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1905-03-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Vancouver,_British_Columbia,_Canada
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-11-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women_in_Canada
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableFor first female aircraft designer
first woman in Canada to earn a degree in electrical engineering
first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering
gptkbp:notableWork Hawker Hurricane production during WWII
design of the Maple Leaf Trainer II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Helen_Gregory_MacGill
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:E._J._(Bill)_Soulsby
gptkb:William_Soulsby
gptkbp:subjectOf biography 'Queen of the Hurricanes'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elsie_MacGill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6