Classified: The Secret Career of MARY GOLDA ROSS, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Traci Sorrell, illustrated by Natasha Donovan
This biography follows Mary Golda Ross, a Cherokee woman whose skill in math led to work as a mathematician and engineer. After attending college at sixteen and teaching high-school math and science, she joined Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Additional engineering classes led her to a secret team researching orbiting satellites during the space race. The book also explains four Cherokee values and describes Ross’s support for Native people and young women pursuing engineering.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
