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Evelyna Bloem Souto (1926-2017), In 1957 she was the only woman in 1st class of civil engineering course at University of São Paulo #Brazil. As a student, she had to draw a moustache and beard on her face to be allowed on a French work site to inspect tunnel building. Overcame prejudice to build long academic career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyna_Bloem_Souto New #Wikipedia page #WikiWomenInRed #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM24 #IWD #IWD24 #WHM @histodons @CarveHerName