The first person I ever met from NASA was a black woman named Tiffany. I was 8, and she fundamentally changed my mind about what doors were open to me. She also gave me a quote I always keep in my pocket, "It's better to be late in this life, than early in the next."
This? This is long overdue. I AM SO EXCITED!
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"Let me ask you. If you were a white male, would you want to be an engineer?"
"I wouldn't have to. I'd already be one."
SING IT. And thank you for paving the way for me, ladies ...