Art by Camilla Franklin
Mary Golda Ross
Mary Golda Ross was the very first Native American female aerospace engineer and in today’s episode her story gets the hip hop treatment. Featuring an interview between Kristina Halona, a proud member of the Navajo Nation and an aerospace engineer herself, and Vivian, an Odawa 8 year old from Ohio who loves Star Wars, plus a brand new hip-hop track featuring Crystle Lightning!
Extension Activity for Educators
Every episode features an extension activity with an activity for kids to celebrate our unsung heroes and learn more of their history! Today’s activity gives kids an opportunity to write a persuasive essay about space exploration.
Click on the image or button below for the full activity!
The song ‘Mary Golda Ross’ was written by Dan Foster and Nimene Wureh and produced by Micah James, with vocal direction and additional music supervision by Jack Mitchell
