Aileen Nusbaum
American archaeologist and WWI nurse
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Alice Yick
The first Chinese American woman to work at the Charlestown Navy Yard and an advocate for military veterans.
Raye Montague
Naval engineer who developed a computer program to design ships in as little as 18 and 26 minutes, compared to the two years it took before
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Captain responsible for the recruitment of African American female soldiers during World War II, lawyer and civil rights activist
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
US astronaut and engineer
Col. Anne C McClain
US astronaut and army engineer
Grace Thorpe
Native American rights activist and environmentalist
Phyliss Carpenter
US Air Force veteran
Kimberly M Mitchell
US Navy veteran
Gertrude Tompkins Silver
A total of 38 WASP lost their lives during World War II; to date, Silver is the only one who remains missing.