Women in the World of Automobiles

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Title: Rhonda Hartman-Smith, the "Quickest Female on Earth" & Top Fuel Dragster
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Career Data

http://www.imakenews.com/eletra/mod_print_view.cfm
"February 6, 2003, Auto Mechanics in High Demand in Hawaii, Trained Techs Commanding Top Dollar, http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com, by Mike Leidemann"

Lesson Plans

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/muffler.htm/printable
This "How Stuff Works" page provides several lesson plans on sound waves as related to exhaust systems particularly exhaust systems in racing cars.

http://www.educationcoffeehouse.com/voc/automotive.htm
Click on this site to locate a variety of automotive technology lesson plans.

http://www.khake.com/page94.html
This page links educators to a large compilation of career activities and lesson plans.

Women Auto Racers and Pioneers in Automotive History

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/article.html
"Cristen Powell: Speeding to Success" Powell is the youngest female Top Fuel pro racer to win an NHRA race.

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/article.html
Leilani Munter has a degree in biology, modeled, and was a photo double for Catherine Zeta-Jones. However, her heart told her she should be an auto racer. She followed her heart to the race tracks.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/auto.htm
This extensive article on early automobile history includes an article on Alice Huyler Ramsey who, along with three women companions, drove coast-to-coast in 1909.

http://www.muldowney.com/main.html
Shirley Muldowney is a four-time World Champion Top Fuel Dragster whose racing career spans 40 years.

http://www.racerchicks.com/racers/muldowney.html
This Racerchicks article discusses the many records and achievements made by Shirley Muldowney in her 40 year racing career.

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