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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coming this spring from Millbrook Press™ an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group™,
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell and acclaimed Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan traces Ross's journey from being the only girl in her high school math class to becoming an accomplished engineer and leader.
Mary Golda Ross worked on many classified projects as a twentieth-century aerospace engineer—and much of what she did remains a secret to this day. Yet, her work was of tremendous importance to the US space program. Designing airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer, she broke barriers as a Cherokee woman in a male-dominated field. Her unrivaled passion for math and the strong Cherokee values with which she was raised shaped her life and work. This empowering picture book will serve as a mirror, window, and door for aspiring young readers in STEM fields.