KP/JK/1/2 - Certificate of Proficiency in Radiotelegraphy (Jessie Kenney)

Reference code

KP/JK/1/2

Level of description

Item

Title

Certificate of Proficiency in Radiotelegraphy (Jessie Kenney)

Date/s

9/4/1923

Quantity & Format

1 Certificate

Creator

Great Britain. Postmaster General.

Scope and content

After the end of WWI, Jessie Kenney (1887-1985) decided to train as a Marine Radio Officer. She received her First Class Certificate of Proficiency in Radiotelegraphy on 9/4/23, but was not allowed to put her skills to active work due to her gender. Instead she worked as a stewardess on around-the-world cruises during the 1920s and 1930s, including for the Furness and Orient Lines.

The certificate includes a portrait photograph of Jessie with identification details and her complexion described as 'fresh'.

Conditions governing reproduction

Existence and location of copies

A digital copy may be viewed at Suffragette Stories: https://suffragettestories.omeka.net/items/show/118

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