| − | Meurer was born in [[Honduras]] in the seaside village of Tela on the Caribbean Coast, one of six daughters of George Salomon Cronfel (1895-1967), a native of [[Bethlehem]], [[Israel]], and the former Sarah Leyva (died 1986), a native of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179323473/george-salomon-cronfel|title=George Salomon Cronfel|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> The family relocated to [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and then Laredo in Webb County in south Texas, where George Cronfel owned a downtown clothing store.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article/ARGENTINA-CRONFEL-MEURER-15250464.php|title=Argentina Cronfel Meurer obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=May 6, 2020|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> | + | Meurer was born in [[Honduras]] in the seaside village of Tela on the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean Coast]], one of six daughters of George Salomon Cronfel (1895-1967), a native of [[Bethlehem]], [[Israel]], and the former Sarah Leyva (died 1986), a native of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179323473/george-salomon-cronfel|title=George Salomon Cronfel|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> The family relocated to [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and then Laredo in Webb County in south Texas, where George Cronfel owned a downtown clothing store.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article/ARGENTINA-CRONFEL-MEURER-15250464.php|title=Argentina Cronfel Meurer obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=May 6, 2020|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> |
| | In 1947, Meurer graduated as the [[valedictorian]] from the [[Roman Catholic]] St. Augustine High School. Afterwards, she received an associate of arts degree from Laredo College, then known as Laredo Junior College. She continued her education at Our Lady of the Lake University in [[San Antonio]] and then at the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], from which she obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1955, she obtained her [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of Texas Law School, one of only two females in her class. She was licensed to practice law in Texas<ref name=obit/> and went to work for the attorney Edward Samuel "Ed" Mann (1900-1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46297299/edward-samuel-mann|title=Edward Samuel Mann|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> She was one of three women practicing law in Laredo in the middle 1950s.<ref name=obit/> | | In 1947, Meurer graduated as the [[valedictorian]] from the [[Roman Catholic]] St. Augustine High School. Afterwards, she received an associate of arts degree from Laredo College, then known as Laredo Junior College. She continued her education at Our Lady of the Lake University in [[San Antonio]] and then at the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], from which she obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1955, she obtained her [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of Texas Law School, one of only two females in her class. She was licensed to practice law in Texas<ref name=obit/> and went to work for the attorney Edward Samuel "Ed" Mann (1900-1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46297299/edward-samuel-mann|title=Edward Samuel Mann|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref> She was one of three women practicing law in Laredo in the middle 1950s.<ref name=obit/> |