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Classified : the secret career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee aerospace engineer

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  • Running Time: 00:20 hrs
    Narrator: DeLanna Studi
    Publisher:
    Dreamscape Media, 2021
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 00:20 hrs
    Narrator: DeLanna Studi
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Sorell, Traci
    Contributor: Studi, DeLanna
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2021
    Summary:

    Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. This story traces her journey from being the only girl in a high-school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, this story highlights Cherokee values such as working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all.

    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Juvenile nonfiction, Math and science
    Subject(s): Cherokee | United States | Women aerospace engineers
    Original Publisher: Holland, Dreamscape Media
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781666532630