Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’

Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor – in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency. Her legacy as an outspoken and persistent advocate for herself and her team would pave the way for women inContinue reading “Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’”
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