Li Fu Lee

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
Li Fu Lee
李勵紱
Lee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's radio experiment station, 1925
Born(1904-05-03)May 3, 1904
Changdong, Zhili, Qing Empire
Died1985 (aged 80–81)[a]
Chicago, Illinois, United States[b]
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • teacher
Known forBeing the first Chinese woman to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SpouseKuan Tung (關東)
Children4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李勵紱
Simplified Chinese李励绂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Lìfú
Wade–GilesLi3 Li4-fu2
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Lai6-fat1

Li Fu Lee (Chinese: 李勵紱; pinyin: Lǐ Lìfú;[3] May 3, 1904 – 1985[a]) was a Chinese engineer and teacher who was the first Chinese woman to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her attendance, starting in 1925, was noted by numerous U.S. newspapers and publications, as was her choice of major: electrical engineering, said to be the most difficult of its day. One of 25 women who graduated from MIT in 1929, she was among the first women to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering there.[c]

  1. ^ a b Lai Fuk Kuan (Columbarium plaque). Graceland Cemetery. 1985. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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  3. ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chinese Students Directory 1931, p. 55
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