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About Kate Gleason (1865-1933)
Timeline
1865 - Born November 25th.
1884 - Attended college.
1893 - Joined her father’s company, Gleason Works.
1917 - Became first woman national bank president.
1918 - Became first woman elected to the ASME.
1930 - Represented ASME at World Power Conference in Germany.
Born on November 25, 1865, Kate Gleason was the daughter of a machine-tool
factory owner. By the age of twelve, Kate began working in her father's
factory. Kate studied mechanical arts at Cornell University, at Sibley
College of Engraving, and at Mechanics Institute, now known as the Rochester
Institute of Technology. Shortly thereafter, Kate joined her father at
Gleason Works, helping to promote her father's business, which became
one of the leading sellers of machine tools in the United States. During
World War I, Kate Gleason became the first woman president of a national
bank and was also named the first woman member of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers. Following her tenure at the bank, Kate concentrated
her efforts on developing low cost housing in various locations across
the nation. Kate Gleason died on January 9, 1933.
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