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Name: Speaker Series: Monarch’s Journey with Author Victoria Beeler
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Meet Gladys West, the Hidden Figure of GPS

Born in rural Virginia in 1930, Gladys West was critical to the development of what we now know as GPS or Global Positioning Systems. She grew up in a community of sharecroppers and realized she would need to focus on education if she did not want a future on farms or factories. From Valedictorian…January 29, 2021

Black History Month Gladys West GPS women in STEM