Vera Helfrid Victoria Sandberg (born 23 May 1895 at ''Hångers gård'' ( Eng:Hångers farm) in

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; died 24 December 1979 in

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) was a Swedish engineer. In 1917, she became Sweden's first female engineer.

Biography

Vera Sandberg grew up at Långasjönäs in Asarums parish in the province of

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. When she entered

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level ...

in 1914 she was the only woman among 500 male students. In 1917, she achieved her degree in chemistry, and after that she started working at ''AB Skandinaviska Raffineriet'' in

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, as well as positions at ''Oljefabriken i Karlshamn'', '' Helsingborgs Gummifabrik'' and at ''Sieverts Kabelverk'' in Sundbyberg. She married engineer Ragnar Adolf Resare in 1937. The couple resided in Storfors for several years, when she mainly focused on her family. Until 1965 she was part-owner of ''Långasjönäs Pappersbruk'' and was included in the board on a regular basis.

Legacy

Vera Sandberg has given her name to several things, among other: * Chalmersspexet Vera, spex performed by

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. * ''Vera Sandbergs Allé'',

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. * One of Chalmer's hot-air balloons. * A conference room at Chalmer's student union building, called Veras Gräsmatta (Vera's Lawn). * Chalmer's team, ''Chalmers Vera Team'', in the competition Eco Marathon. * ''Vera Sandbergs gata'', a street in

. In June 2019, a statue was unveiled in her honour by

on Vera Sandberg Avenue in

, created by sculptor Jan Cardell.

Sources

* ''Sveriges dödbok 1947-2006, (CD-ROM), Sveriges Släktforskarförbund''
''Svenska DagblExterna links - Vera Resare (1979-12-30)''

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