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>> HI, I'M MARY BETH KOELBL,

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AND I'M DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

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AT NASA'S MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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I'M THE FIRST

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ENGINEERING DIRECTOR

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THAT HAPPENS TO BE A WOMAN.

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I BORROW THAT PHRASING

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FROM JODY SINGER,

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OUR CENTER DIRECTOR,

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BECAUSE I THINK

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IT'S SO ACCURATE.

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THE LENS I VIEW MYSELF FROM

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AT WORK IS THE FACE

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OF OUR AMAZING

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ENGINEERING WORKFORCE.

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THE WORKFORCE THAT CONTRIBUTES

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SIGNIFICANTLY TO NOT ONLY

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THE SUCCESS OF TODAY'S PROGRAMS

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AND PROJECTS BUT ALSO

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TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE

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AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE.

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HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T

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THINK ABOUT MYSELF AS

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THE FIRST FEMALE

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ENGINEERING DIRECTOR.

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I JUST TRY TO DO MY JOB WELL

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EACH DAY TO MAKE MARSHALL

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AN EVEN BETTER PLACE TO WORK.

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BUT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT

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A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.

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AND I THINK WE'RE ALL BETTER

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IF WE SURROUND OURSELVES

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WITH PEOPLE

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WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS

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AND EXPERIENCES.

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MY FIRST JOB WAS AT K MART.

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I WORKED THERE PART TIME

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FROM MY JUNIOR YEAR

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IN HIGH SCHOOL ALL THE WAY

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THROUGH COLLEGE.

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IT WAS A GREAT PART TIME JOB

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WITH PAID VACATION,

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BUT IT DID INSPIRE ME TO

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CONTINUE MY ENGINEERING DEGREE.

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MY FIRST JOB AT NASA

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WAS A TURBO MACHINERY ENGINEER

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WITHIN WHAT WAS THEN

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THE STRUCTURES

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AND PROPULSION LABORATORY

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OF THE SCIENCE

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AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE.

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I WAS VERY INTIMIDATED AT FIRST,

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BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE

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FOR ME TO WORK,

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AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I BEGAN

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MY NASA CAREER THERE.

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I HAVE THREE PIECES OF ADVICE

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FOR WOMEN OR GIRLS WHO WANT

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TO MAKE HISTORY.

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FIRST, FIND A JOB THAT YOU LOVE

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IN A FIELD THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

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SECOND, OPEN YOUR MIND

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TO OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW

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AND STRETCH YOURSELF.

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AND IF YOU FEEL YOU'VE HIT

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A DEAD END IN A JOB,

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IT'S TIME TO LOOK FOR

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ANOTHER CHALLENGE

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OR A NEW ASSIGNMENT

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FOR SOME TRAINING.

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DON'T BE AFRAID

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TO MAKE A CHANGE.

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AND THIRD, DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF

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TOO HARSHLY OR COMPARE YOURSELF

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TOO MUCH TO OTHERS.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

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WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY?

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WE SHOULD NOT ERASE

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OR DENY THE PAST, BUT I THINK

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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US

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TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE LENS

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OF TODAY IN ORDER TO

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IMAGINE THE FUTURE.

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FOR EXAMPLE, IN 1965,

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MY MOTHER COULDN'T TAKE OUT

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A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE

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BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN.

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THERE'S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE

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IN THAT.

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IF YOU ASK MY CHILDREN,

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WHO VIEW IT FROM TODAY'S LENS,

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THEY FIND IT LAUGHABLE

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KNOWING WHAT A LOW-RISK LOAN

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THAT MUST HAVE BEEN

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FOR MY MOTHER, BUT IT MAKES

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THEM UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY,

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AND IT OPENS THEIR MINDS

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TO THE POSSIBILITY

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FOR THE FUTURE.

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SO CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY

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AND REFLECTING ON

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THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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IS A NECESSARY PART