Partridge, Margaret (b. 1891)
Partridge, Margaret (b. 1891)
English electrical engineer and contractor. Born Margaret Mary Partridge, April 8, 1891; studied math at Bedford College, London, 1911–14.
Lectured for Electrical Association for Women (EAW); with Caroline Haslett, founded the journal, Electrical Age for Women (1926); wired electricity for 4 English villages by 1921; established Electrical Enterprise Inc. with Haslett (1921), to help rural communities gain access to electricity.
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