Description
Reflecting US culture more broadly, Sandia National Laboratories did not have a lot of women in technical or management roles in the decades immediately following its founding in 1949. However, by the 1980s, Federal requirements, internal decisions, and the voices of women at the Labs created a new environment with an active push for increased opportunities for women. This presentation covers the early history and current state of women’s roles and work at Sandia.
Rebecca Ullrich joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1994, becoming the corporate historian in 2003. She is a distinguished member of the Lab staff. She studied history of science at Reed College and the University of California, Berkeley. She presents and writes about Sandia’s history, supports history exhibit development, and is responsible for providing historic building assessments of the Lab.