Kate Gleason
Engineer and builder who pioneered affordable mass-produced housing.
Their Story
Kate Gleason was an American engineer and businesswoman who worked in her family's machine tool company. She became a successful entrepreneur and developed methods for building affordable houses using mass-production ideas. She was one of the first women admitted to a major engineering society.
Era
1900s
Field
Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason
Engineer and builder who pioneered affordable mass-produced housing.
Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · 1900s · Women in STEM
Their Story
Kate Gleason was an American engineer and businesswoman who worked in her family's machine tool company. She became a successful entrepreneur and developed methods for building affordable houses using mass-production ideas. She was one of the first women admitted to a major engineering society.
Key Innovation
Applied mass-production methods to build affordable houses.
Why It Matters Today
Her efficient building ideas connect to today's work on affordable, quickly built housing.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gleason
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
