Vera Huckel

Vera Huckel started work at the NACA in 1939.At the time, very few women worked as computers. By 1945 she was a section head in charge of up to 17 women, having worked as mathematician, aerospace engineer, and supervisory mathematician.

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Pearl Young

The first female professional hired by NASA’s predecessor, NACA, in an age when most women in the government were constrained to staffing support positions such as secretaries or administrative aides.

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Dorothy Vaughan

The first African-American female supervisor of the NACA, advancing to become an expert in digital computers and their applications in NASA programs.

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Kathryn Peddrew

Kathryn Peddrew spent over 40 years working for the NACA/NASA, mainly working in balance in the Instrument Research Division.

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