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Bookmark or Share- Remembering Pearl Young, the first woman to work at NASA in a technical ...Pearl Young ‘raising hell’ Perhaps the most noteworthy piece of Young’s story is her character. While advocating for herself and her colleagues, Young often had to challenge authority.
- Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASAAn avid traveler, Pearl Young – waving at the top of the stairs – traveled to Hawaii on a UND alumni trip in 1960. Pearl Young Papers collection in UND’s Special Collections Becoming a technical editor. Despite the hostile culture for women, Young successfully navigated multiple technical roles at the NACA. With her varied expertise, she ...
- Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA ...Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor – in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency. Her legacy as an outspoken and persistent advocate for herself and her team would pave the way for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for decades ...
- Pearl I. Young - WikipediaPearl Irma Young (1895 – 1968) became the first female technical employee of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which evolved to become today's NASA. She became Chief Technical Editor at NACA's Langley Instrument Research Laboratory , and an engineering professor.
- Pearl I. Young - NASAPearl I. Young (1895 – 1968) was the first female professional hired by the NACA, in an age when most women in the government were constrained to staffing support positions such as secretaries or administrative aides.
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