Making Space for Women
Join the UMGC community for a special discussion of Making Space for Women: Stories from Trailblazing Women of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the book that won the 2023 Liz Carpenter Award and the Temple-Vick Award for its contributions to women’s history.
From the creation of the Manned Spacecraft Center to the launch of the International Space Station and beyond, Making Space for Women explores how careers for women at Johnson Space Center have changed over the past 50 years as the workforce became more diverse and fields once closed to women—the astronaut corps and flight control—began to open. The book offers a unique view of the history of human spaceflight while also providing a broader understanding of changes in American culture, society, industry, and life for women in the space program.
About the Speakers
Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, PhD, is the author of Making Space for Women and a UMGC adjunct professor of history who is known for her expertise in NASA and women’s history. She is also the author of Winning the West for Women, a biography of suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe.
Amber Surmiller is a UMGC collegiate faculty member for the History and African American Studies program in the Department of Education and Professional Studies. She teaches online and hybrid courses in American and women’s history.
Please join us for this special event.
When
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Noon–1 p.m. eastern time
Where
Online via Zoom
Note
You must preregister to attend. Login information will be emailed to you.
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