Dorothy May Cridland (15 February 1903 - 25 May 1987) was a mechanical engineer, who worked for Leyland Motors and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers over her career.
[1] After leaving school, Cridland joined Leyland Motors as a junior technical assistant in the 1930s.
During her early years at Leyland she studied a number of technical courses at various institutions.
[1] Cridland joined the Women's Engineering Society (WES) in 1943, and became an associate member in 1948.
[2] Cridland was also one of the early women to be admitted to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in 1951.