Elizabeth Bragg
Elizabeth Bragg (1858 – 1929) was the first woman to earn a civil engineering degree from an American university.
Elizabeth Bragg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 April 1858 San Francisco, California |
| Died | 10 November 1929 |
| Burial place | Colma, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | First woman to receive a civil engineering degree from an American university |
| Spouse(s) | George Cumming |
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]
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