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María de los Ángeles Alvariño Gonzalez was born in Serantes (Ferrol, Galicia), Spain on October 3, 1916, the daughter of Antonio Alvariño Grimaldos, a physician, and Maria del Carmen Gonzales Diaz-Saavedra de Alvariño. From an early age she showed an interest in the natural sciences and read her father's book on zoology.
Maria E. Beasley (née Hauser; c. 1836–1913) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. Born in North Carolina, Beasley grew up with a strong interest in mechanical work and learned about the profession of barrel-making from her grandfather. Between 1878 and 1898, she patented fifteen inventions in the United States: these included a ...
Maria Gonzalez, who participated in the judo competition for Cuba at the 2008 Summer Paralympics; María González (javelin thrower) (born 1982), Venezuelan javelin thrower; Maria Fernanda González Ramirez (born 1990), Mexican Olympic swimmer who swam at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics; María Cruz González (born 1971), field hockey player
Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [1] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [1]
Guillermo González Camarena, inventor (1982) Luz González Cosío de López, founder of the Mexican Red Cross (2010) Roque González Garza, provisional president (2010) Enrique González Martínez, poet (1972) Jesús González Ortega, general and statesman (1946, 1981) Celestino Gorostiza, playwright (2004) João Goulart, Brazilian president ...
Guillermo González Camarena, inventor of the first color television system; Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen, lexicographer, linguist, educator, and poet; Julio César Gutiérrez Vega, physicist; Gastón Guzmán, mycologist and anthropologist; Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, biotechnologist and business director
Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria. Olga D. González-Sanabria is a scientist and inventor. She is the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center, and a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. As Director of the Engineering and Technical Services, she is responsible for planning and directing a full range of integrated services including ...
González was born in 1957 in Havana. [2] In 1968, her family was exiled and moved to Miami. [3] She earned sculpture degrees from Florida International University (BFA, 1979) and San Francisco State University (MA, 1983), where she was influenced by minimalist and conceptual art. [2]