艾琳·杜哈特·朗博士

Dr. Irene Duhart Long was the first female and the first minority to hold the position of chief medical officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as well as the first African American female to serve in the Senior Executive Service at the center. These distinctions were only two of many firsts in her 31-year-long career at NASA.

While she broke barriers in her own life, she also advocated for others to have more opportunities. She helped create the Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program at Kennedy, in partnership with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a program that encouraged more women and minority college students to explore careers in science. She also motivated and mentored her coworkers, taking a strong interest in their trajectory at NASA.

“One of the admirable qualities of Irene Long was her inclusion mentality regarding women in the workplace,” Kennedy Employee Assistance Counselor Patricia Bell said. “She was a front runner in advocating for women.” Long helped coordinate an educational women’s forum, focused on health, mental well-being and other topics of interest for women. Long died Aug. 4, 2020, at age 69.

For Womens Equality Day, read more about Dr. Long’s legacy at NASA.

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艾琳·杜哈特·朗博士是NASA佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心首席医疗官的第一位女性和第一位少数族裔，也是第一位在该中心高级行政服务部门任职的非裔美国女性。在她31年的NASA职业生涯中，这些殊荣只是其中的两个。

在她打破自己人生障碍的同时，她还倡导为他人提供更多机会。她与佛罗里达农业和机械大学合作，帮助在肯尼迪大学创建了太空飞行和生命科学培训计划，该计划鼓励更多的女性和少数族裔大学生探索科学事业。她还激励和指导她的同事，对他们在NASA的发展轨迹产生了浓厚的兴趣。

“艾琳·朗令人钦佩的品质之一是她对待职场女性的包容心态。”肯尼迪雇员援助顾问帕特里夏·贝尔说。“她是倡导女性权益的领跑者。”朗帮助协调了一个妇女教育论坛，重点关注妇女的健康、心理健康和妇女感兴趣的其他话题。朗于2020年8月4日去世，享年69岁。

在妇女平等日，请阅读更多关于朗博士在NASA的贡献。

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