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O'neill, O'neill City, Holt County, Nebraska
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In 1946, Mary Porter Fain, from Murphy, N.C., became the first woman to graduate in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee, overcoming professors' doubts after entering as a 17-year-old freshman in 1942. She aims to work in engine or appliance design in the South.
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KNOXVILLE, TENN. - Odds were pretty heavy in September, 1942, when a 17-year-old freshman, Mary Porter Fain, entered the school of mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee, that she would change her course before completing requirements for her degree. At least that is what the professors thought.
But on May 3, this year, when Mary got her bachelor of science degree and became the first girl to finish in mechanical engineering at the university, the professors had to eat their words. During her entire four years, Miss Fain managed to keep up with her male classmates.
Mary intends to use her knowledge, too. She wants to do design and research on engines or household appliances. A native of Murphy, N. C., she hopes to work somewhere in the south, but she will go up north among the Yankees if the right job is offered.
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University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
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September 1942 To May 3, 1946
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Seventeen-year-old Mary Porter Fain entered mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee in 1942, defying professors' expectations of her changing courses. She graduated with a bachelor of science degree on May 3, 1946, as the first woman to complete the program, keeping pace with male classmates. A native of Murphy, N.C., she plans to work in design and research on engines or appliances, preferably in the South.