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Kathryn Hire

US astronaut and naval officer

Lena King

WWII US Army veteran who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, referred to as the “Six Triple Eight.” The battalion comprised all African-American women, the first of its kind.

Eileen Collins

American military pilot and astronaut

Betty Jane “BJ” Williams was a pioneering pilot, educator and promoter of aviation. She earned her private pilot’s license in 1941, and during World War II, she served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as an engineering test pilot.

Rear Admiral Annie Adams

US Navy officer

Ruth C Isaacs

One of the first African-American Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) to enter Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Katherine Horton

One of the first African-American Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) to enter Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Inez Patterson

One of the first African-American Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) to enter Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.