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NASA's hidden teams of women fiber arts experts
Original: RE: https:// tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/1173823 97216266564 that’s why # NASA hired teams of # embroidery # knitting # beadi
NASA historically hired teams of embroidery, knitting, beading and fiber arts experts — most of them women, many of them Native American, African American and Latina — to produce the precise textile work needed for space missions. The women were nicknamed the "Little Old Ladies," echoing wider attention on the overlooked female workforce behind early spaceflight, similar to the story popularized by "Hidden Figures".
Why now: People are rediscovering and sharing the little-known role of skilled women textile workers in NASA's early space programs.
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