Emma Catalina Encinas Aguayo
Emma Catalina Encinas Aguayo | |
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| Born | Emma Catalina Francisca Guadalupe Encinas Aguayo 24 October 1909 Mineral de Dolores, Madera Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Died | 15 November 1990 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Emma E. de Gutiérrez Suárez, Emma Gutiérrez Suárez, Emma G. Suarez |
| Occupation(s) | pilot, writer, translator, and women's rights and Pan-American organizer |
| Years active | 1931- |
| Known for | first licensed Mexican woman pilot |
Emma Catalina Encinas Aguayo (also known as Emma Gutiérrez Suárez and Emma G. Suarez (1909-1990) was the first Mexican woman to attain a pilot's license in her country. When she gave up flying, she became an interpreter and translator for several government offices and served the president Luis Echeverría and his family as their official translator. She also interpreted for the United Nations and served as the Director General of the Alliance of Pan American Round Tables for many years. She was the first honoree as Woman of the Year of the Pan American Alliance in 1967.