and Janetta Mary Ornsby. Lady Moir became president of the society in 1929 after two years as vice-president. It was during her presidency that a simplified engineering course for women was instigated in 1930 at several polytechnics. Electrical Association for Women Having appreciated the extraordinary technical achievements of the age, Lady Moir saw opportunities for their application in the home. She became an early member and in 1931, president of the Electrical Association for Women (EAW). By 1931, there were twenty-five EAW branches across Britain with a total membership approaching 5,000. Upon her appointment as president of the EAW, she gave an address on 'Electrical Education' in Glasgow, as part of the celebrations for 'Civic and Empire Week': 'electrical knowledge is going to be education for our advancement. So "electrical education" has been chosen for our consideration and deliberation at this conference, as there is no more important subject just now from the point of view of national electrical development. The progress of the domestic and other uses of electricity depends very largely upon the education of all sections of the community in matters electrical.' The work of professional women in many spheres interested her, and it was at her house in London that Mary, Lady Bailey and Amy Johnson lectured on their return from their flights, one round Africa and the other to Australia. Lady Moir supported the Over-30 Housing Association, and sponsored an all-electric flat in a block of flats built for single women living alone. She died on 5 October 1942, at the age of 78 at her home in Knightsbridge, London. There is a memorial to the Moir family at Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking in Surrey. References External links Electrical Association for Women Women Engineer Archive 1864 births 1942 deaths Engineers from Edinburgh Scottish women engineers British women's rights activists Burials at Brookwood Cemetery Wives of baronets Presidents of the Women's Engineering Society Women's Engineering Society