Sheila Widnall
Sheila Widnall | |
|---|---|
| 18th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office August 6, 1993 – October 31, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Donald Rice |
| Succeeded by | F. Whitten Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheila Marie Evans July 13, 1938 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | William Widnall |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, SM, ScD) |
Sheila Marie Evans Widnall (born July 13, 1938) is an American aerospace researcher and Institute Professor Emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She served as United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1993 to 1997, making her the first woman to hold that post and the first woman to lead an entire branch of the United States Armed Forces in the Department of Defense. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.