Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendizábal and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza
BornMarch 4, 1893
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedNovember 23, 1985
EducationPalacio de Minería
Occupationcivil engineer
ParentJoaquín de Mendizábal y Tamborrel

Biography

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
  1. "Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza". Instituto de investigaciones Históricas Políticas Económicas y Sociales (in Spanish). 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. Saavedra, Tania Alemán (2019-04-24). "Concepción Mendizábal, la primera ingeniera mexicana". México Desconocido (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. 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.
  4. Hernández Ordóñez, Karla. "Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza". Nuestras voces (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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