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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