WES Pioneers and Founding Members
WES Pioneers and Founding Members
Pioneers and Founding Members
The founding committee included women of vision, influence, and action — among them:
- Lady Katharine Parsons, wife of turbine pioneer Sir Charles Parsons
- Rachel Parsons, the first President of WES
- Laura Annie Willson, former suffragette and factory manager
- Lady Eleanor Shelley-Rolls, sister of Charles Rolls of Rolls-Royce
- Janetta Ornsby
- Margaret, Lady Moir
- Margaret Rowbotham
Over the decades, famous members have included aviator Amy Johnson, Dame Caroline Haslett, and Professor Daphne Jackson — all trailblazers in their fields.