Peggy Lilian Hodges OBE FRAeS FIMA (11 June 1921 – 21 November 2008)[1] was a British engineer who worked on guided missile technology at GEC Marconi.

Hodges was born in Lewisham,[2] south east London on 11 June 1921 before moving to Westcliff-on-Sea where she was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls.

Hodges was President of the Caroline Haslett Trust, which encourages young women to enter the engineering profession, and a member and supporter of Soroptimist International.

[6] Hodges gave the WES Verena Holmes Lecture[7] entitled ‘Control – Feedback completes the circle’.

Hodges won the Whitney Straight Award in 1970 for outstanding achievement in aviation which was presented by Prince Charles and in the same year appeared in a TV film ‘Made In Britain’ concerned with a “Woman in a Man’s World”.