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Damyanti Gupta, Ford's first female engineer, is mother to Sanjay and Suneel Gupta

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Damyanti Gupta retired to Fort Myers after working as an engineer at Ford Motor Company. She is shown here in her south Fort Myers neighborhood on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Damyanti Gupta retired to Fort Myers after working as an engineer at Ford Motor Company. She is shown here in her south Fort Myers neighborhood on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
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The Gupta family. Damyanti and Subhash Gupta have two sons, Sanjay and Suneel, and five granddaughters.
The Gupta family. Damyanti and Subhash Gupta have two sons, Sanjay and Suneel, and five granddaughters.
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Sanjay, Subhash, Damyanti and Suneel Gupta.
Sanjay, Subhash, Damyanti and Suneel Gupta.
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Damyanti Gupta and her husband, Subhash, on their wedding day in 1968.
Damyanti Gupta and her husband, Subhash, on their wedding day in 1968.
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Damyanti Gupta's mother, Gopi Hingorani, saved money for Damyanti to attend engineering school and to move to America.
Damyanti Gupta's mother, Gopi Hingorani, saved money for Damyanti to attend engineering school and to move to America.
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Damyanti Gupta was asked by her boss at Ford to quit working when she was pregnant with her first son, Sanjay. She transferred to a new department and continued working.
Damyanti Gupta was asked by her boss at Ford to quit working when she was pregnant with her first son, Sanjay. She transferred to a new department and continued working.
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Damyanti Gupta decided at age 19 that she wanted to work for Ford Motor Company. Her dream came true when she convinced them to hire her. They told her that they didn't have any women working there as engineers.
Damyanti Gupta decided at age 19 that she wanted to work for Ford Motor Company. Her dream came true when she convinced them to hire her. They told her that they didn't have any women working there as engineers.
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Damyanti Gupta, of Fort Myers, is featured on the Time Firsts website, which showcases women who are the first to do something in their field. Gupta was the first female engineer at Ford.
Damyanti Gupta, of Fort Myers, is featured on the Time Firsts website, which showcases women who are the first to do something in their field. Gupta was the first female engineer at Ford.
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Damyanti Gupta moved to Fort Myers in 2011, 10 years after leaving the Ford Motor Company. She was the first female engineer to work at Ford.
Damyanti Gupta moved to Fort Myers in 2011, 10 years after leaving the Ford Motor Company. She was the first female engineer to work at Ford.
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Damyanti Gupta jokes that she followed Henry Ford first to Michigan to work at Ford Motor Company, then to Fort Myers, where she retired and he kept a winter home.
Damyanti Gupta jokes that she followed Henry Ford first to Michigan to work at Ford Motor Company, then to Fort Myers, where she retired and he kept a winter home.
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