Margarita McCoy | |
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Born | Margarita Piel May 25, 1923 |
Died | March 31, 2016 | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Boston University University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Urban planner Educator |
Employer(s) | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University of Southern California |
Spouse(s) |
Alfred Mudge McCoy, Jr.
(m. 1941) |
Children | Alfred William McCoy (son) Lady Margarita Ground (daughter) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Piel Brothers |
Margarita Piel McCoy (May 25, 1923 — March 31, 2016) was an American urban planner and educator. McCoy was among the first women in the United States to achieve academic tenure as a professor of urban planning, and the first to chair an urban planning department.[1]