Emma Catalina Encinas Aguayo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emma Catalina Encinas Aguayo

pilot, translator, women's rights advocate

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1909

Place of Birth: Chihuahua, Mexico

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1990

Profession: suffragette, translator, aircraft pilot, feminist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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 performed interpreting 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.