Betty Lindsay
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Betty Lindsay | |
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| Born | 9 October 1897 China |
| Died | 11 January 1953 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
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Betty Lindsay (Minnie Elizabeth Barclay Lindsay) (9 October 1897 – 11 January 1953)[1] was an early professional civil engineer working in Albania and, in 1921, may have been only the second female engineering graduate (after Elizabeth Georgeson in 1919) of the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Betty Lindsay was born in China but her family returned to Scotland when she was three years old. Her father, Edward John Lindsay was a banker. Both her parents died by 1913 so she went to live with her uncle in Evie, Orkney. In 1921 she obtained a BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Edinburgh (she had also been awarded a second-class certificate of merit in mechanical engineering during her studies).[2] In her career, however, she worked mainly as a civil engineer. From 1922 to 1925 she worked for William Tawse Ltd as an engineering assistant.[1]