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Many women have contributed to the space program including 65 who have been to space. The NASA headquarters building in Washington, D.C., was recently named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.
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Mary Jackson, Photo Credit: NASA
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NASA Video: Past, Present, and Future of Women in Space
Other Resources:
NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Most Recent Female Astronauts
Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space
PBS article: WOMEN OF THE SPACE AGENCY: ONCE FORBIDDEN, NO LONGER HIDDEN
phys.org article: How the women of NASA made their mark on the space program
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