Mary G. Ross
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Science, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Engineering, Engineers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Women's history
Article abstract: Mary G. Ross had a career as one of the foremost aircraft and satellite systems engineers in the United States.
Mary Ross was born in Park Hill, which had served as the intellectual center of the Cherokee Nation until it became a part of the state of Oklahoma in 1907. Ross's great-great-grandfather, John Ross, served as the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the “Trail of Tears” and the redevelopment of the Cherokee Republic in the nineteenth century.
Ross attended public schools in Oklahoma. Then she received the B.A....
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