Born: Unknown, Mexico (assumed)
Died: Unknown
Country most active: Mexico
Also known as: NA
The following was written by Nina Baker and is excerpted from the book From Alchemy to Transport Phenomena: A Global History of Women in Chemical Engineering.
María Morton and Guillermina Castro were the next Mexican women trained as chemical engineers at the former Tacuba National School of Sciences (ENCQ), now UNAM’s Faculty of Chemistry, graduating in 1926 and 1929 respectively. Morton’s work was in the food industries and Castro’s in pharmaceuticals.