Today’s episode features Valerie Thomas, an American inventor who worked with NASA. Thomas’s story shows us that even though our parents, our teachers, and societal standards may try to dictate what we create and give to the world, we can overcome those barriers, work hard in the direction of our dreams, and become who we are meant to be. 

 
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 SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Thomas 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_transmitter 

http://www.myblackhistory.net/Valerie_Thomas.htm 

https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/face-behind-landsat-images-meet-dr-valerie-l-thomas 

https://www.revolt.tv/2021/2/17/22287474/nasa-valerie-thomas-interview 

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/valerie-thomas 

https://www.beyondcurie.com/valerie-thomas 

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nssdc_news/sept95/04_j_green_0995.html 

https://www.biography.com/scientist/valerie-thomas 

https://scoop.upworthy.com/meet-valerie-thomas-the-nasa-scientist-who-invented-3-d-movies 

https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws 

https://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm