Elizabeth Bragg Explained

Elizabeth Bragg
Birth Date:23 April 1858
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, US
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, 1858November 10, 1929) was the first woman to earn a civil engineering degree from an American university.

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Episode 04: Elizabeth Bragg Cumming . 2023-10-26 . She Builds Podcast . en-US.
  2. Web site: Staff Writers . 10 Female Engineers Who Helped Pave the Way - BachelorsDegreeOnline.com . BachelorsDegreeOnline.com . 28 August 2018 . 28 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134654/https://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2012/10-female-engineers-who-helped-pave-the-way/ . dead .
  3. Web site: History of Women Engineers . All Together . 28 August 2018 . 7 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Rankin-Perez . Julie . What's it like to be a woman working in the energy industry? . the Guardian . 28 August 2018 . en . 23 December 2014.
  5. LeBold; LeBold. William K; Dona J. March 1998. Women engineers: A historical perspective. ASEE Prism. 7.
  6. Web site: Reggev . Kate . 2021-08-17 . Then in Infrastructure: The “Facile Fingers” Of Early Female Engineers . 2023-06-21 . Madame Architect . en-US.
  7. News: The first lady of structural engineering - Civil + Structural Engineer magazine. Civil + Structural Engineer magazine. 2018-09-18. en-US. 2018-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134934/https://csengineermag.com/article/the-first-lady-of-structural-engineering/. dead.

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