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Margaret J. Andrew
Margaret J. Andrew (March 2, 1908 - September 5, 2000) was born in Dayton Ohio. She was a pioneer for women in science and technology. She has received two patents for improving dishwashing and clothes washing appliance. She later passed away in the year 2000 at the Trinity Retirement Community (Ohio History Connection, 2019 March).

History/Early Life
Andrew attended The Ohio State University. While there, she was a part of the Sigma Kappa sorority. After graduating from OSU, she was employed as an engineer for General Motors (Ohio History Connection, 2019 March).

Education
Andrew graduated from Steele High School. She attended The Ohio State University and was the first woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in Banking from OSU (Ohio History Connection, 2019 March).

Family Life
Her parents were James E. and Mary L. (Darst) Andrew. She had two brothers, Herbert and Ralph Andrew; and two sisters, Alma Gerhard and Emma Caroline Heath. (Xenia Daily Gazette, 2000 September 7).

Activities/Events
Margaret was a part of the Westminster Presbyterian church, the American Association of University Women and The Ohio State University Alumni Life member. (Xenia Daily Gazette, 2000 September 7).

Career
Andrew was an experimental engineer for the Frigidaire division of General Motors after spending 17 years in customer research. (Retzloff, B., & Gauder, H., 2022 January 22)

Awards
In 1986, Margret Andrew was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, in recognization of her “significant contributions to the social, economic, political and cultural growth” of the state and the nation (Retzloff, B., & Gauder, H., 2022 January 22). She was acknowledged as the first woman to get a degree in Banking and Finance from The Ohio State University. She was the first female President of the Ohio Valley Section of Food Technologists (Ohio History Connection, 2019 March).

Publications
In 1983, Andrew published Home Food Care, a book about methods of food handling and preparation. (Retzloff, B., & Gauder, H., 2022 January 22)