Lesley Scott Souter (23 October 1917 – 21 April 1981) was the first female electrical engineering student at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1940.
A summer job at the General Electrical Company in Wembley led further employment opportunities[1] and Souter spent time working for GEC research labs and on GEC's solid state physics research.
In 1946, Souter was chosen to demonstrate technical equipment to Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth when they visited the GEC research facility.
In December 1948, Souter took part in a Woman's Hour radio programme about women in industry and spoke about her work designing and making X-ray equipment for medical use, alongside WES colleagues Madeleine Nobbs, Cicely Thompson and Veronica Drake.
[3][7] She travelled to the USSR with Rose Winslade in 1960 (funded by the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust founded by the British Electricity Authority).