Elizabeth Bragg

Elizabeth Bragg (April 23, 1858 – November 10, 1929) was the first woman to earn a civil engineering degree from an American university.

Elizabeth Bragg
Born	(1858-04-23)April 23, 1858 San Francisco, California, US
Died	November 10, 1929(1929-11-10) (aged 71)
Burial place	Colma, California, US
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Civil engineer
Known for	First woman to receive a civil engineering degree from an American university
Spouse	George Cumming

Early life and education

Elizabeth Bragg was born into a wealthy family in San Francisco on April 23 1858. In her youth she showed great aptitude for mathematics and attended the high school that prepared students for the University of California at Berkeley.^[1]

Bragg received her degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1876.^[2][3][4][5] Her thesis considered A Solution of a Peculiar Problem of Surveying.^[1]

Personal life

After graduating, she became a teacher until her marriage^[6] to George Cumming in 1888, a civil engineer with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and they had three sons.^[7]

Elizabeth Bragg Cumming died on 10 November 1929 age 71.

See also

• Julia Morgan
• Emily Warren Roebling
• Elmina Wilson
• Bertha Lamme Feicht