Although
Black History Month was celebrated in February, it is never too late
to celebrate an awesome person. We should celebrate their greatness
year round. At today's Meet and Greet we are celebrating Dr. Gladys
West.
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| Dr. Gladys West |
When
you use your GPS (Global Positioning System) daily, do you ever think
about who was instrumental in starting this system? I sure wish it
was around when I first started driving. I remember my husband nor
myself had driven on the highway. We were only 19 -years-old. So
we looked at a map to determine our travel to Kentucky to see his
mother and other siblings. We traveled I-75. As we approached the
Mackinaw Bridge, I told my husband I think we are going the wrong
direction. Kentucky is not near this bridge. We sure could have
used a GPS system then, because that was really a long trip.
Dr.
Gladys West, a black woman from Virginia, knew at an early age that
she did not want to work in the fields picking cotton as her parents
did. She worked at Grenada for 42 years. Her contributions to GPS
were uncovered when a member of West’s sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha,
read a short biography West submitted for an alumni function.
She
said, “When you’re working every day, you’re not thinking,
“What impact is this going to have on the world?’ You’re
thinking, “I’ve got to get this right.” I could not agree
with her more.
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5 comments:
It's incredible enough to be black and in college in the late 40s let alone a woman from the south in that field. I had no idea. I'm reading more about her right now.
This sounds great #happynow@_karendennis
Thanks so much for linking up with us at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty 34! Shared ♥
I had no idea. I rely heavily on my GPS. It's nice to know something about its history. Thank you for linking up with #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty. I've shared on social media.
Hi Betty,
I think March was Women in History month. She'd make a wonderful contribution. Nice tribute.
Thank you for having me. I created an Instagram guide http://www.mostlyblogging.com/instagram-online/
Janice
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