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Fictional Women Around the World: Uhura

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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Yer Comes Full Circle

Nichols got involved in space activism in 19 75 after witnessing a nassa tation at a star theck convention that featured almost entirely white men. She started writing editorials about the importance of representation in space. As a part of this, she travelled the us and helped recruit the class of 19 78 - including the first six female american astronauts. Her son successfully petitioned b her conservator in 20 18. And i did right before this, i just checked, and it's still on going. Ah, she is still alive. But yes, as you mentioned at the tops, amanta, lately, ah nichols has been the focus of a free nchel

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