The 8th March is a date set by the UN in 1975 to remember the struggle for equal rights and universal suffrage. This commemoration brings together the efforts of women who demanded their right to vote, work, professional training, hold public office, and fight discrimination in the workplace. This struggle is the fruit of the work of women who sacrificed themselves for the cause. Various events that we experience on a daily basis show that the social situation has changed. However, it is essential that both men and women commit themselves to progress and justice in order to make things happen.
The struggle in the field of architecture in Mexico has been represented by various women who have gone against the tide, leaving a significant mark on history. Such is the case of María Luisa Dehesa (1912-2009), who was the first woman in Mexico to receive the title of architect, or Ruth Rivera Marín (1927-1969), daughter of the writer Guadalupe Marín and the painter Diego Rivera, who was the first woman to enter the School of Engineering and Architecture of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.
