KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell June 4, 2024 22:58:00
Good thing for women. >> reporter: in 1982, she became the army's first woman deep-sea diver, but the now-retired master sergeant battled racism and sexism throughout her journey. >> i was army, going to a predominantly navy environment, a female to a predominantly male environment, and black to a predominantly white environment. and this guy, he looked at me, and he says, "you shouldn't be here." "you should be home, barefoot and pregnant." >> reporter: others told her she wouldn't make it. >> i stayed in army diving and put up with everything that i put up with for one reason: i loved it. i ...