cut ting ▁machines , ▁she ▁knew ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁any ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁business ." ▁ ▁Ellen ▁G le ason ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁fellow ▁Ro chester ian ▁Susan ▁B . ▁Anthony , ▁and ▁Kate ▁G le ason ▁later ▁c ited ▁Anthony ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁advice . ▁G le ason ▁under to ok ▁several ▁efforts ▁supporting ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁after ▁Anthony ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Life ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁G le ason ▁Works ▁Due ▁to ▁conflicts ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁she ▁left ▁G le ason ▁Works ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁found ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁In gle ▁Mach ining ▁Company . ▁She ▁Jo ined ▁In gle ▁Machine ▁Company ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁receiver ▁of ▁bank rupt cy ▁for ▁the ▁company , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Under ▁her ▁guidance ▁she ▁restored ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁rep a id ▁their ▁out standing ▁deb ts . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stock hold ers ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁After ▁her ▁endeav ors ▁with ▁In gle ▁Machine ▁Company ▁she ▁turned ▁her ▁attention ▁to ▁East ▁Ro chester ▁where ▁she ▁helped ▁to ▁fin ance ▁and ▁build ▁ 8 ▁fact ories ▁for ▁various ▁companies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁full ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁society ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Power ▁Conference ▁in ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1