Joann First News Today

Female engineer at cape canaveral. what was it like when you first started at nasa? >> it was pretty intense. it was all men. a lot of the buildings i worked in didnt have ladies rest rooms. ♪ >> reporter: just like the women in the movie "hidden figures," joann had to go to a different building or use the mens room. >> sometimes during tests, the guard was just great. he would come over and say, you need a little break? ill police the mens room. >> reporter: when joann first started working i...

Reader. she skipped first grade. she wouldnt want a doll for christmas. she would rather have a chemistry set, an erector set. >> at 17, joann interned at the army ballistic agency, went on to be the first female engineer at cape canaveral. >> what was it like when you first started at nasa? >> it was pretty intense. it was all men in a lot of buildings i worked in, a lot of them didnt have ladies restrooms. >> like the women in the movie "hidden figures" joann had to go to a different building ...