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Janet Mapekta Studying BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering I live in Ashford, Kent, where Verena Holmes was born. Maybe this is a mere coincidence but her passion, determination, and dedication to breaking barriers in how women in engineering can be perceived is not by chance. I wouldn’t define myself as a natural engineer, but engineering has transformed…
Nikki Smith Regional Engineering Manager, temporary works What made you choose engineering as a career? My physics lessons at North School for Girls started my interest in engineering. In my final year at school I read about a construction course while looking in the careers advice area. This startedmy interest in the industry. What education…
1889 – 1964 Born 23 June 1889at Highworth(now part of Highworth Schooland known as Gower House) Daughter of Florence Mary Holmes (née Syme) (d. 1927), and Edmond Gore Alexander Holmes, chief inspector of elementary schools for England. Verena Holmes baptism recordSt. Mary the Virgin, Ashford Career Upon leaving school Verena began studying photography, despite her true…
Ashford Museum has partnered with Highworth School to celebrate the birth of Verena Holmes at Highworth and promote women in engineering. These pages are an online copy of the display that will be presented at Highworth School on 23 June 2022, International Women in Engineering Day and Verena Holmes Birthday. Despite Verena Holmes and her…
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