Research astronaut Kellie Gerardi: “Thinking about how I was once told I’d need to choose between motherhood & my science career dreams…. Anyway, today I became the first woman in history to pump in microgravity.”
Research astronaut Kellie Gerardi: “Thinking about how I was once told I’d need to choose between motherhood & my science career dreams…. Anyway, today I became the first woman in history to pump in microgravity.”
Idk I don’t love “look how much work I can do while postpartum!!” style feminism. Feels like an obvious narrative push that if she can do this, you don’t need your full year of paid maternity leave that is standard in most developed countries. Yknow?
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If I was her I’d go with “first person in history” it’s cooler
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This seems hard to do from a logistics standpoint
Idk I don’t love “look how much work I can do while postpartum!!” style feminism. Feels like an obvious narrative push that if she can do this, you don’t need your full year of paid maternity leave that is standard in most developed countries. Yknow?
If I was her I’d go with “first person in history” it’s cooler
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