User:Imipw/Dorothy Cridland

Dorothy May Cridland (15 February 1903 - 25 May 1987) was born in North London. In 1951 she was one of the earliest women to be elected as an Associate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and went to work for them from 1955-63 as a technical editor, despite her lack of formal technical qualifications. On leaving school in the 1930s with apparently few prospects and not being from a wealthy family, she immediately got a junior administrative job with Leyland Motors Ltd. She remained with them until 1955 gradually acquiring more technical knowledge of their vehicles and rising through technical sales posts to become deputy to Leyland's Southern Regional Manager. From 1931-34 she took various courses at Kingston Technical College and the City of London College.