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“Uganda has lost its first woman engineer”: Remembering Miriam Sebaggala (née Muwanga)

22nd October 202020th October 2020 by Emily Rees Koerner

This blog explores the career and work of Miriam Sebaggala (née Muwanga), perhaps the first woman engineer in Uganda.

Categories Archive Material, Historical, Individual Engineers Tags African history, Black history month, Women in Engineering, Women in STEM, Women's Engineering Society

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