Women have been involved in getting people to space for decades. \;Learn about several historic\, though largely unknown\, trailblazers with the Adler Planetarium's Michelle Nichols. In- person presenter. Signup required. \;
\nChoose to attend in-person or view the recording at a later time. \;Recording will be available for 4 weeks after the live event. \;
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Speaker Bio: Michelle Nichols \;is Director of Public
Observing at the \;Adler Planetarium \;in Chicago\, IL\, and has
worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degre
e in Physics and Astronomy from the \;University of Illinois at Urbana
-Champaign \;and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instru
ction from \;National-Louis University. \;Ms. Nichols leads all of
the Adler Planetarium's telescope\, observatory\, and public sky observin
g initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium\, Michel
le worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville\, FL)\, the Astronaut Memorial Pl
anetarium (Cocoa\, FL)\, and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign\, IL).
Since 1999\, Michelle has been a popular local speaker\, giving hund reds of presentations to more than 130 public libraries\, community organi zations\, and senior living facilities in the Chicago suburbs\, Indiana\, and Alabama.
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