Hélène Mallebrancke 1924 1st female #Belgian civil #engineer graduate at #Ghent University. Qualified as electrical engineer 1925. 1 of 1st #womenengineers in #Belgium. Joined Belgian public telephone service, Régie des Télégraphes et Téléphones. 1940 was chief engineer in charge of the Ghent region. #WWII involved in Belgian Resistance, keeping Allied #telecomms operational against huge odds whilst terminally ill. d. OTD 30 Aug 1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Mallebrancke
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