Elizabeth Bragg
Elizabeth Bragg | |
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| Born | April 23, 1858 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | November 10, 1929 (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 |
Elizabeth Bragg (April 23, 1858 – November 10, 1929) was the first woman to earn a civil engineering degree from an American university.
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Episode 04: Elizabeth Bragg Cumming". She Builds Podcast. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Staff Writers. "10 Female Engineers Who Helped Pave the Way - BachelorsDegreeOnline.com". BachelorsDegreeOnline.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "History of Women Engineers". All Together. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Rankin-Perez, Julie (23 December 2014). "What's it like to be a woman working in the energy industry?". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ LeBold; LeBold, William K; Dona J (March 1998). "Women engineers: A historical perspective". ASEE Prism. 7.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Reggev, Kate (2021-08-17). "Then in Infrastructure: The "Facile Fingers" Of Early Female Engineers". Madame Architect. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "The first lady of structural engineering - Civil + Structural Engineer magazine". Civil + Structural Engineer magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-09-18.