Lady Astronauts, Lady Engineers, and Naked Ladies: Women and the American Space Community During the Cold War, 1960s–1980s by Karin Hilck (review)

While I was NASA Chief Historian between 1990 and 2002, the newly appointed NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin had some success in changing NASA's "old boy" network. Everyone at Ames remembers how Goldin embarrassed the center's senior leadership by chastising it for the small n...

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Published in:Technology and culture 2021, Vol.62 (1), p.299-300
Main Author: Launius, Roger D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Astronauts
Cold War
Gender equity
Leadership
Males
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Multinational space ventures
Technological change
Women
Workplace diversity
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Summary:While I was NASA Chief Historian between 1990 and 2002, the newly appointed NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin had some success in changing NASA's "old boy" network. Everyone at Ames remembers how Goldin embarrassed the center's senior leadership by chastising it for the small number of women and People of Color in senior leadership positions. Around the conference table, Goldin saw a collection of older white males and a number of younger and more diverse underlings sitting in perimeter chairs.
ISSN:0040-165X
1097-3729
1097-3729
DOI:10.1353/tech.2021.0036