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[[circled]] 1 [[/circled]] WOMEN'S FOOD SERVICE TITLE: opening doors in space pgm I DIDN'T OPEN 1ST DOOR … I WALKED THROUGH ONE THAT HAD JUST BEEN UNLOCKED & OPENED A CRACK opened in LATE 70'S NASA MADE CONSCIOUS DECISION TO SELECT WOMEN (LULL IN SPACE PGM) => ANNOUNCE & ADVERTISED 1978: BANNER YEAR - 10 yrs SINCE SELECTION 35 - & 1ST 6 WOMEN => 6 of US CAME IN TOGETHER FURTHER … for 1ST yr … COCOON (reported as a class, worked as a class) 1ST YEAR ~ 6 OF 35 BUT IN LARGER SETTING OF JSC [HOUSTON... 1 of 8 CENTERS MCC ASTROS] SENSE OF ENVIRONMENT ① 1ST REPORTED: all given gift => pen, decals, CUFF LINKS ② engineering center ~ 4000 employees professional = engineers (few sci & doctors) ~ 1 woman engineer ~ 1 in "management" (MIDDLE - men "MEDIUM jr SCIENCE GP) HIGHEST RANKING WOMEN … [[therefore symbol]] SELECTION COMMITTEE "EXPERT" ON WOMAN'S ISSUES EVERYTHING DOWN TO CONSULTING ON LOCKER ROOM => DESCRIBE: ASTRO GYM NO WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM