Inspiration
She also cited the inspiration of pioneering Tayside woman Victoria Drummond, the UK’s first woman marine engineer.
“I started a cadetship with full sponsorship from Lloyds of London, now Maritime London, directly from sixth year at Webster’s High School,” said Fiona.
“My first trip was on the Teignbank, a general cargo vessel which traded on an 80-day trip round the world.
“I joined the vessel in Le Havre and sailed across to the Panama Canal, down to Tahiti.
“We had port calls in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, various ports in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, and back to Europe via the Suez Canal.
5 of Scotland s most inspirational historical female figures on International Women s Day
International Women s Day is the ideal opportunity to bring to the fore, and shine a light on, those women who deserve more recognition.
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A painting of Flora Macdonald who bravely helped Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape.
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Submitted by Guest Author on 11 February 2021
Rory Archibald, business development manager for associations and sectors at VisitScotland Business Events, explores the contributions Scottish women have made to the world of science, and how business events can help encourage more women to go into STEM.
Today, 11 February, marks international Women and Girls in Science Day which celebrates women in the sector and their work, innovation and research.
To mark this day, we want to shine a light on the Scottish women who have made significant contributions to the science and engineering sectors.
A male dominated sector
While the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) roles have increased over recent years, the sector is still dominated by men.
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10:00 AM December 23, 2020
Updated:
3:01 PM December 23, 2020
This character is unable to meet the public on Tower Bridge because of Tier 4
- Credit: Tower Bridge
The ghost of Victorian engineer Arthur Gaunt is having a rather lonely Christmas operating the iconic Tower Bridge.
The fictional character was supposed to play host this week for interactive events running till Christmas Eve where visitors would work out clues and follow a trail to the steam engine room that once powered London’s 125-year-old iconic landmark.
But Tier 4 restrictions put paid to all that and the towers of the bridge are now closed to the public.