Margaret Partridge

Margaret Partridge
Margaret Partridge, from The Woman Engineer
Born	Margaret Mary Partridge 8 April 1891 Nymet Rowland, Devon, England
Died	27 October 1967
Education	Bedford College, London
Occupation(s)	Electrical engineer, businesswoman
Known for	Rural electricity installations, engineering apprenticeships

Margaret Mary Partridge (8 April 1891 – 27 October 1967) was an electrical engineer, contractor and founder member of the Women's Engineering Society (WES) and the Electrical Association for Women (EAW). Her business worked with WES to identify and employ female apprentices, including Beatrice Shilling. Partridge also helped campaign to change the International Labour Organisation convention on night work for women in 1934, after Shilling was found working on her own in a power station at night, thus contravening the existing regulations.^[1]