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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Premiere American Women in Mary Myers Aida de Acosta Breckenridge Blanche Stuart Scott Harriet Quimby Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick Katherine Stinson Laura Bromwell Bessie Coleman Ruth Nichols Faye Gillis Wells Evelyn “Bobbi” Trout Mary Riddle Anne Morrow Lindbergh Amelia Earhart Aerospace Balloon pilot Dirigible pilot Pilot Pilot Parachutist Barnstormer Pilot Pilot Hydroplane pilot Pilot Pilot Pilot Glider and aircraft pilot Pilot These women 15 and others made significant contributions through their careers in aerospace. Osa Johnson Aerial photographer and pilot RE DES 48 TWA IGN 16 OF ER RK ENGI S WO NEE ET R N ICAL WR CHN ITE TE R
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“Consider a Career in Aerospace”
About the poster “Consider a Integrating “Consider a Career in Aerospace” Career in Aerospace” . . . Into Your Curriculum
This poster was developed as a tool to be used to encourage young women to pursue To the Educator careers in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. It also provides information and activities for educators to use with their students relating to past, present, and future As students venture into the 21st century, they must be adept at working with technology careers in aerospace. The front of the poster contains three primary elements: and communicating on-line. They should be informed about career choices and have access to people who are working in areas of interest to them. This poster is designed to The center of the poster features four members of the Young Women of NASA’s help you emphasize the importance of these skills and to provide you and your students Advisory Council (YWAC) and three Women of NASA mentors: Commander Eileen with sources of information about careers in aerospace. Collins, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, and Mission Specialist Yvonne Cagle. The council was The activities on this poster suggest numerous ways to integrate “Consider a Career in formed to bring together the ideas, enthusiasm, and the experiences of young Aerospace” into your classroom. They span multiple disciplines and grades 5–12. The women. As a result of this project, unique mentoring alliances and collaborations activities are meant to be a springboard to launch your own imaginative lessons based on have been formed to encourage young women to pursue their dreams and establish your personal teaching style, methods of facilitation, and unique students. career goals. Biographies and images of the members of the YWAC are featured on the web site at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/YWAC. A number of NASA resources are provided for you throughout the text of this poster, including a section titled “Resources for Educators.” NASA’s Education Home Page at http://education.nasa.gov is a good place to begin. Additional sites have been listed that Surrounding the center photograph are examples of outstanding contemporary may be helpful as your students work through the activities on this poster. The on-line women who are enjoying successful careers in aerospace. Because these women repre- interactive project sites offer learners the opportunity to communicate with NASA scien- sent a wide range of professions at NASA, many of them are featured on the Women tists and researchers. To learn more about interacting with women working in aerospace of NASA web site at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women. Through on-line “chats,” they at NASA, visit NASA’s Learning Technologies Project Quest at share their career experiences and advice with young people and help them gain http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html. insight into identifying and selecting future careers. Things to Do On-Line The perimeter of the poster, “Premiere American Women in Aerospace,” recognizes a few of the many women who were the first to succeed in one or more facets of their Real-time Web Chats at aerospace-related careers. These women are listed in chronological order based upon http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/won-chat.html the date of one of their significant accomplishments. In the course of researching the women pictured, students will learn about additional women who have made valu- For information on “Chat etiquette” see able contributions throughout the history of aerospace. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/recruiting/chatdirections.html
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