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NASA’s First Female Engineer In Mission Control Talks Apollo 11 And Sexism

Ivanka Perez, HPM Intern

Posted on July 8, 2019 · Fifty years after the moon landing, Poppy Northcutt speaks about her experiences at NASA as the first female engineer in Mission Control.

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U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold Pledges To Pay Back $84,000 Sexual Harassment Settlement

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 4, 2017 · U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold settled a sexual harassment complaint with $84,000 in taxpayer money. Now he's promising to pay the public back

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Health Care System Fails Many Transgender Americans

NEDA ULABY, NPR

Posted on November 22, 2017 · Nearly a third of transgender people responding to an NPR poll say they have no regular access to health care. Very few medical offices are prepared to care for people who have transitioned

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