Elizabeth Bragg

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Elizabeth Bragg
Born23 April 1858
San Francisco, California
Died10 November 1929
Burial placeColma, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationCivil engineer
Known forFirst woman to receive a civil engineering degree from an American university
Spouse(s)George Cumming

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

Biography[]

Elizabeth Bragg received her degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1876.[1][2][3][4] Bragg married George Cumming in 1888, a civil engineer with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and they had three sons.[5][6]

Elizabeth Bragg Cumming died on 10 November 1929, and is buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Staff Writers. "10 Female Engineers Who Helped Pave the Way - BachelorsDegreeOnline.com". BachelorsDegreeOnline.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "History of Women Engineers". All Together. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ LeBold; LeBold, William K; Dona J (March 1998). "Women engineers: A historical perspective". ASEE Prism. 7.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "The first lady of structural engineering - Civil + Structural Engineer magazine". Civil + Structural Engineer magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Elizabeth Bragg Cumming (1858-1929) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


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