Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza

Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1985) was a Mexican civil engineer.

Mendizábal is recognized 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.

[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] When she passed the exam on February 11, 1930, she became the first woman in Mexico to earn a civil engineering degree.