Midwest Mujeres Heritage Series Presents
MARCH
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987
Source: Women’s History Month 2023 - HISTORY
We will get to know these notable Women's leaders in this month's blog series.
Ellen Ochoa
Sojourner Truth
Dolores Huerta
ELLEN OCHOA
Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, CA
The first ever Hispanic Woman to go to space in 1993
First Hispanic, and second female, director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX
Member of the Discovery STS-96 crew that executed the first docking to the International Space Station (ISS) in 1999
Discover more about Ellen Ochoa