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THREAD: Dame Margaret Kate Weston, DBE, FMA (1926–2021) was a British museum curator who was the director of the Science Museum, London, between 1973 and 1986. #WomenInSTEM #MuseumMemories #WomanToday 1/ 
Margaret Weston was born in Oakridge, Gloucestershire, and was educated at Stroud High School. During the war a German bomber crashed in the village and Margaret's father, who was also in the Home Guard, arrested the airman. 2/
Margaret Weston's degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering were from the University of London. She later acknowledged the support she was given in engineering by a neighbour, Walter Gardiner, who used to let her use his workshop and lathe. 3/
