Born: 30 June 1912, Mexico
Died: 11 March 2009
Country most active: Mexico
Also known as: María Luisa Dehesa de Millán
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was the first Mexican woman to receive a degree in architecture, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) in 1937. She spent almost 50 years designing homes and apartment buildings in Mexico City’s Federal District, working in various divisions of the Public Works Department. In 1974, she was the joint recipient of the Ruth Rivera Prize, with Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza, the country’s first woman civil engineer. Her work was also recognized in 2006 by the College of Architects of Mexico City.