1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:02,435 A quick introduction 2 00:00:04,604 --> 00:00:08,175 First Woman Graphic Novel. 3 00:00:08,175 --> 00:00:10,175 Callie. RT. 4 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:17,217 Reviewed by 5 00:00:18,852 --> 00:00:20,854 Gretchen Morales-Valle, Electrical Engineer 6 00:00:22,589 --> 00:00:24,457 Mija, what's the matter? 7 00:00:25,058 --> 00:00:27,394 None of the astronauts look like us. 8 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:31,097 That's because we're looking at the older missions, honey. 9 00:00:31,264 --> 00:00:32,499 Times have changed. 10 00:00:32,732 --> 00:00:33,967 Here, look at these. 11 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:37,137 The new astronaut classes have far more women 12 00:00:37,137 --> 00:00:38,571 and people of color in them than before. 13 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:41,207 When your mom and I were growing up, 14 00:00:41,207 --> 00:00:43,343 how we looked on the outside might have been an obstacle. 15 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:47,080 But today, who you ARE is your superpower. 16 00:00:47,647 --> 00:00:48,782 Which character is my favorite? 17 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:50,950 It would definitely have to be Callie, because 18 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:53,386 what I liked to see most was that she didn't have 19 00:00:53,386 --> 00:01:00,093 a linear path to accomplish her goal, that she made mistakes several times, that she tried other hobbies, 20 00:01:00,093 --> 00:01:05,432 another career, and in the end, she could accomplish her dream, that was being an astronaut. 21 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:11,604 And, for me, it is important to see that represented because when I was little, I thought that if I made too many mistakes 22 00:01:11,604 --> 00:01:16,876 or if I didn't do things a certain type of way, I wasn't going to get anywhere, and I would've liked to know 23 00:01:16,876 --> 00:01:23,383 earlier that there's many ways to do things and that, at the end of the day, you can accomplish 24 00:01:23,383 --> 00:01:24,884 your goals in different ways. 25 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,288 I loved it. I found it super nice.