▁to ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁area , ▁including ▁libraries , ▁par ks , ▁and ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁The ▁Kate ▁G le ason ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁at ▁R IT ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁her ▁honor , ▁and ▁her ▁b ust ▁stands ▁proud ly ▁in ▁the ▁hall way . ▁Kate ▁G le ason ▁Hall ▁is ▁an ▁R IT ▁residence ▁hall . ▁G le ason ▁Works ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁operation ▁today ▁and ▁retain s ▁a ▁strong ▁connection ▁with ▁R IT . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁R IT ▁press ▁published ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁G le ason ' s ▁letters . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁Kate ▁G le ason ▁en rolled ▁into ▁the ▁Corn ell ▁Mechan ical ▁Arts ▁program , ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁student ▁to ▁attend ▁for ▁engineering . ▁However , ▁she ▁ended ▁up ▁leaving ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁academic ▁year ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁father . ▁Her ▁father ▁had ▁h ired ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁replace ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁but ▁the ▁firm ▁started ▁struggling ▁finan cially ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁afford ▁to ▁pay ▁Kate ' s ▁replacement ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁her ▁home ▁to ▁help ▁again ▁at ▁G le ason ▁Works . ▁She ▁never ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁a ▁degree ▁but ▁through ▁training ▁and ▁self - learning ▁she ▁earned ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁engineer ▁and ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁her ▁accomplish ments . ▁She ▁did ▁get ▁some ▁further ▁education ▁at ▁S ible y ▁College