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The Mayflower
Thomas Whitmore
Carpenter & Separatist Pilgrim
A skilled craftsman from Leiden who fled religious persecution, crossing the Atlantic with his wife and young daughter to build a new life in an unknown world.
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"What drove you to leave everything behind?"
"How do you keep your family's spirits up during the crossing?"
"What will you build first when you reach land?"
The Home Front
Rosie Marchetti
Aircraft Factory Riveter
A determined woman building B-24 bombers at Willow Run, proving that women can do anything.
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"What was your first day on the factory floor like?"
"How do the men treat you at work?"
"Do you think things will change after the war?"
The Space Race
Ruth Nakamura
Apollo Guidance Computer Programmer
A second-generation Japanese-American and MIT programmer whose code will help land astronauts on the Moon—one of dozens of women whose names history forgot, but whose work made the impossible possible.
Ask them...
"What's it like knowing your code will fly to the Moon?"
"What happens if something goes wrong during landing?"
"Do your kids understand what you're working on?"