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Mexican civil engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1985) was a Mexican civil engineer. Mendizábal is recognized the first woman in Mexico to earn a civil engineering degree. She attended the Palacio de Minería starting in 1921 and successfully passed the engineering exam on February 11, 1930. Following her death
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza | |
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Born | March 4, 1893 Mexico City, Mexico |
Died | November 23, 1985 |
Education | Palacio de Minería |
Occupation | civil engineer |
Parent | Joaquín de Mendizábal y Tamborrel |
Mendizábal was born in Mexico City on March 4, 1893.[1] Her father, Joaquín de Mendizábal y Tamborrel, was an engineer and she was inspired by his career.[2][3] She had a primary education between 1913 and 1917 and then entered a normal school for teachers.[2] She also pursued additional courses in mathematics.[2]
Mendizábal started taking engineering classes at the Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros in the Palacio de Minería in 1921.[3][2] At first, she audited the classes, but eventually her normal school courses were considered equivalent to the bachelor's degree she required to be fully enrolled.[3] While she was in school, her father became ill and eventually died in 1926.[1] Nevertheless, she came back to school and achieved high grades in all her classes.[1]
She graduated in 1927 and in January 1930, applied to take the professional exam for engineers.[3] Her thesis was unusual in being illustrated with photographs.[3] When she passed the exam on February 11, 1930, she became the first woman in Mexico to earn a civil engineering degree.[1]
Mendizábal went on to work with the Sociedad Científica Antonio Alzate (Antonio Alzate Scientific Society), which her father had helped create.[1]
She was honored with the Ruth Rivera award in 1974.[4] Mendizábal died on November 23, 1985.[1]
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