Lesson18　本文

At a time when most black women in the U.S. had difficulty finding good jobs,three black women helped NASA make great strides in space development

Until 1964,black people in America had not been allowed to use the same bathrooms,restaurant seats or bus seats as white people in most states due to segregation laws

In addition,it was even more difficult for black women to get decent jobs as anything other than teatures or secretaries because of sexism and gender segregation

She had grown up with segregation policies that required black people to work in a separate section

The black employees were not required to use separate dining and bathroom facilities from white employees anymore

After thirty years,she became a specialist helping other women and racial minorities advance their careers

(1941)U.S. president Rooseveelt signed a law that banned racial,religious,and ethnic discrimination in the U.S. defense industry