High Flying Women Near Equality in NASA Shuttle Program
NASA plans for a more inclusive astronaut corps by the 1980s with women and minority scientists. Dr. George Low says up to 1,000 scientists and technicians may fly in the shuttle era, as stricter pilot requirements relax for scientists and medical criteria vary by role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Low
Federal Space Agency
NASA
Low
Earth
Space
Astronaut Corps
Life Sciences Office
Dr. Winter
Winter
Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Cali
Hans Mark
Ames Center
Origi
Mark
Women Firefighters Face Lawsuit in Alexandria and Region
Sharon Devlin, 22, sues Alexandria Fire Department under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act claiming gender discrimination after failing strength tests. The case mirrors similar suits in Baltimore and Arlington where women face strict physical standards and retaliation fears. Debates over women in firefighting highlight training limits and coed bunkroom protests while Judy Livers, the first paid female firefighter in nearby Arlington, notes the job’s people oriented demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
UPI
Sharon Devlin
Judy Livers
Arlington County Fire Department
Robert S. Carpenter
Washington
Baltimore
Police Department
Geoffrey Vitt
Vitt
Arlington
Women Auxiliary Pilots reunion and Beta Sigma Phi events noted
WASPs Solange D Hoogh e and Clarice Bessent attended the 1975 WASP reunion in Reno with Governor O Callaghan as keynote. Omicron chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a combined social and fundraiser at Paradise Park with a White Elephant sale and barbecue. Xi Alpha Delta members welcomed new sisters Dorothy Lawson Brenda Moeller and Donna Portenstein and toured Green Apple Art Gallery. Beta Gamma chapter celebrated its Third Anniversary with desserts and a cultural program on architecture. Vic and Bea Galati hosted a swim party. Las Vegas Area Antique Dealers Association to meet July 9 at 1701 E Charleston. For information call 382 7417.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solange D’hooghe
Clarice Bessent
Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots
WASP
Reno
New
Mike O'Callaghan
Omicron Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Paradise Park
Dorothy Lawson
Brenda Moeller
Donna Portenstein
Green Apple Art Gallery
Peg Bolen
Xi Alpha Delta
Vic
Bea Galati
Beta Gamma
Genni Hubbard
Las Vegas
Women enter medical schools in record numbers amid bias
The piece notes women now make up about eight percent of doctors but are increasing in med schools due to antidiscrimination laws and feminist pressure. It highlights ongoing prejudice, with surveys showing women face disparaging remarks, male-dominated addressing, and hostile comments from peers and some professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
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Arlen Collier
University of Nevada
Old Fortune Theatre
England
Collier
Cedar City
Utah
UNLV
By Frank Macomber
David L. Winter
Life Sciences
U.S
LAS Vegas Sun
Linda Perle
Mr. Stud’s
S. Highland
America
Bourbon Street
10Th Center
Omicron
Lenora Seibold
Dot Pitzer
Judy Ybarra
Anna Wickersheim
Kay Leggett
Katy Mertens
WOURS
Las Vegas Plaza
Maryland Square
Maryland
Gloria Marshall
Burma Knepper
Burma
Knepper
Boulevard Mall
Maryland Parkway
Blvd
Market
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