Texas' first woman engineer honored with new historical marker in Bastrop

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) -- Texas' first woman engineer was honored in her hometown of Bastrop on Monday.

Leah Moncure was the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license. She went on to work for TxDOT for 32 years. (Photo courtesy: TxDOT)

Leah Moncure made history in 1938 by becoming the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license.

She went on to work for the Texas Highway Department -- now called the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) -- for 32 years.