Study, mrs. Hols also conducted research at the jet Propulsion Library on the history of women in america at harvard. The first book. It is written widely for prominent publications. The los angeles time, the atlan atlantic. The rise of the rocket girls, the women who propelled us from missiles, to the moon, to mars. That work was a best seller and was widely praised bring critics including one who described it as immersive, e vvocative. Another called it a marvelous book adding when Neil Armstrong made his leap for mankind, there was woman kind in the control room. It is a plash, pleasure indeed to welcome nathalia holt. I am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. The sevecareers shaped nasa andt it is today. Now before i get into their histories, i want to share with you just a small slice of my own history. And that is because i cant to the book in a very unusual way. I came to boston, i was pregnant and expecting my first baby. We argued other names, we made long lists, and not
M. I. T. And harvard university. Her first book was cured, the people who defeated hiv. Shes written for publications including the new york times, los angeles times, the atlantic, slate, Popular Science an time magazine. In 2016, she published the work thats the basis of her talk tonight titled the rise of the rocket girls, the women who propelled us from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a best seller and was widely praised by critics including one who described it as immersive, evocative and superbly readable, holts poignant narrative should be required readingment another called it a marvelous book, adding when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womenkind in the control room. Its a pleasure indeed to welcome to fredricksburg to the university of Mary Washington and to great lives, nathalia holt. [ applause ] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight, and im excited to talk with you about the rocket girls. This is a group of p
Nathalia holt who is here today talk about the research of your new book called rise of the rocket girls. Guest thanks for having me. Host i would like to begin hall you discover this group of women and how you managed to write about this group of women . It is a strange coincidence. My husband and i were expecting our first baby in 2010 having a difficult time coming up with names. One suggested Eleanor Francis and i wasnt sure and tell i googled name Eleanor Francis helene and i was just done by the picture i had no idea that women worked at that time so i found out Eleanor Francis was not alone that jet propulsion is laboratory there were no computers so that a time a computer men to a person that computes. Host how did this group of women come together with that was rare . Just because of macy roberts who started at the jet Propulsion Laboratory near the inception and then made supervisor of the computers and while she had meant that applied she decided she wanted to make it all wo
And i were expecting my first baby and we were just having a real difficult time coming up with names, my husband suggested Eleanor Francis. There was this boom picture of her black and white, nasa in 1960s where shoes accepting an award and i was stunned by this picture because i had no idea that women worked at nasa at that time much less a scientists. I really wanted to learn more. There was a large group of women who worked at this laboratory starting in 1940s and they were known as computers so at the time a digital device we have today. Host how did this group of women come together at a time when engineering that was done at jpl was a rarity . An allwomen group because a woman named macy roberts. Macy roberts started very near inception and in 1942 she was made supervisor of the computers and while she had men that applied for the job, she decided that she wanted to make it all women. Her thinking is that she we wanted to make it a Cohesive Group, but she also was worried that i
Baby and we were just having a really difficult time coming up with names, finally my husband suggested Eleanor Francis, i googled the name and what popped up was a woman named Eleanor Francis and there was a beautiful picture of her black and white taken at nasa in the 1960s accepting an award. I was stun by the picture because i had no idea that women worked in nasa at that time much less a scientist. So i really wanted to learn more about i found out that actually Eleanor Francis was not alone and they were known as computers so at the time before the digital devices a computer simply meant a person who computes. Host how did that group woman together when women in technology, engineering that was being done at jpl was a rarity. Guest it ended up being an allwomen group simply because of macy roberts. In 1942 she was made supervisor of the computers and while she had men that applied for the job, she decided that she we wanted to make it all women and her thinking is that she wanted