Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza
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 |
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1985) was a Mexican civil engineer. Mendizábal was 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.
Biography[edit]
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 math.[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, 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza". Instituto de investigaciones Históricas Políticas Económicas y Sociales (in Spanish). 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b c d Saavedra, Tania Alemán (2019-04-24). "Concepción Mendizábal, la primera ingeniera mexicana". México Desconocido (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b c d e Villa Román, Elisa. "Concepción Mendizábal, la primera Ingeniera del país". Asociación de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de México AC. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ Hernández Ordóñez, Karla. "Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza". Nuestras voces (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.