Justicia Acuña
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Justicia Acuña | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Justicia Acuña in 1919 | |
| Born | January 14, 1893 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | August 16, 1980 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | First woman civil engineer in Chile |
| Children | 7 |
| Father | José Acuña Latorre |
Justicia Espada Acuña Mena (January 14, 1893 – August 16, 1980)[1] was a Chilean civil engineer. Justicia was the first woman to become a civil engineer in Chile.[2]
Justicia Acuña Mena was born in Santiago, Chile, on January 14, 1893. She was the daughter of an engineer, José Acuña Latorre.[3] She had eight siblings.[4] She studied at the Liceo de Aplicación and then at the Instituto Pedagógico. In 1913, she switched her studies from mathematics to civil engineering,[4][5] and entered the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile, being the only woman among all the students of that faculty.[2] She graduated as a civil engineer in 1919, along with Jorge Alessandri.[6]
In 1920, Acuña began working as a calculator in the Department of Roads and Works of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado.[7][5] During the course of her career at Empresa, she left a few times to raise her seven children, but always returned before retiring in 1954.[4]
Acuña died in Santiago on 16 August 1980.[8]
