In celebration of Women's History Month in March, NASA is sponsoring Internet chats with achieving women in a variety of fields. Others can observe the conversations without registering.
Participation is easy.
Feb. 9 - 11 a.m. PST, Dian Hardison, one of the first three females admitted to the Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal class. Feb. 23 - 9 a.m. PST, Dawn Riley, first female captain of America's Cup Team. Feb. 24 - 10 a.m. PST, Ruth Simmons, first female to head a major university as president of Smith College in Massachusetts. Lifetime Learning Systems has produced an activity and teaching guide for classroom use to supplement this 90 minute documentary.