Born: 2 January 1919, United States
Died: October 1979
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
Beatrice Alice Hicks was the first woman engineer to be hired by Western Electric, and co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers. Despite starting her career at a time when engineering was seen as inappropriate choice for women, Hicks held various leadership positions and eventually became the owner of an engineering firm. Hicks also developed a gas density switch that would be used by NASA, including the Apollo moon landing missions.