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LITTLE ROCK (15 min / no slides) 11/95 PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO HELP YOU HONOR THESE 4 WOMEN. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ↑ EMERGENCE OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES … THOUGHT I'D DESCRIBE HOW THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED @ NASA & W/IN SPACE PGM, -1977: GRAD STUDENT IN PHYSICS NASA: SHUTTLE IN DEV., CONSCIOUS DECISION; [AD] -1978 6 OF 35 => [DBR PARTICULARLY PLEASED] • REPORTED TO HOUSTON - ENVIRONMENT JSC - 4K EMPLOYEES — 1 ENG — 1 MM/SCIENTIST → CLH => SELECTION COMMITTEE ("EXPERT") → ASTRO GYM / LOCKER ROOM => GIFTS: PINS, DECALS, [[underline]] CUFF [[/underline]] LINKS JSC NOT UNUSUAL (NASA, most sci agencies) - JSC CHANGED QUICKLY (=> ASTRO TNG →TECH ASS'NTS) BY TIME OF 1ST SHUTTLE, USED TO WOMEN (ENG & IN MTG) - 1ST FLT 1981 => 1ST 4 [[double underline]] FLTS [[/double underline]] - I WAS NAMED TO CREW OF STS-7 — 1ST FLT IN OUR GP I WAS 1ST WOMEN, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SINCE (ALL 6; OVER 30) • NASA IS DIFFERENT — CHIEF SCI HEAD OF AERO => CLH!! (CHANGE VISIBLE IN ALL OF GOV'T) ASTROS > 20% … NOW COMMON TO HAVE WOMAN ON FLT … NOT TRUE FOR MINE … READING NEWSPAPERS, WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS ONLY 1 ON FLT .. [LITTLE BOY STORY]