10 women who broke barriers at NOAA
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NOAA has many outstanding women who have been the first to accomplish big things at NOAA and our predecessor agencies. This video showcases 10 of them.
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Gamechangers:
10 women who broke barriers at NOAA
Maria Mitchell
The first woman hired by the federal government in a professional capacity as an astronomer for the U.S. Coast Survey.
1845
Rachel Carson
The first woman to go out on a Bureau of Fisheries research vessel.
1949
Hazel Tatro
The U.S. Weather Bureau’s first female meteorologist-in-charge. She ran the Winston-Salem, North Carolina station.
1964
Sylvia Earle
Led the first all-female aquanaut research team.
1970
Pamela Chelgren
The first female officer in the NOAA Corps.
1972
Hilda Gohrband
The first female computer scientist at NOAA.
1973
Evelyn Fields
The first African American woman to join the NOAA Corps.
1973
Dr. Patricia M. Clay
The first female anthropologist at NOAA.
1992
Rebecca Waddington & Kristie Twining
The first all-female team to pilot a NOAA aircraft during a hurricane mission.
2018
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