I listened to a fascinating broadcast on NPR today: Rocket Girls and Astro-nettes, about women working for NASA in the early days of the Space programme. If you have an hour, follow the link and give it a go.* It's full of "Woaah! They got away with treating women like that? Seriously??" moments - as when the reporter questioning a traineee astronaut asks her "Shouldn't a pretty girl like you be worrying more about finding a husband, not going into Space?"
Yikes!
And what was I doing while listening to these amazing pioneers, reaching for the stars and inspiring women everywhere to break through the boundaries of expectation? Since you ask, I was cleaning the kitchen and baking cookies.
Sigh. Where did I go wrong?
*Start listening at "3.Segment A"
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