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Delores Zeroles (front) and Ceal Webb of ILC Dover stitching together a sun-shield for Skylab. The ILC Dover seamstresses were a group of women who worked for the International Latex Corporation (now ILC Dover). The seamstresses played a key role in the construction of the space suits for the Apollo program. Employed as skilled garment workers ...
ILC Dover initially formed as a branch of the International Latex Corporation, the company founded in 1932 by Abram Spanel and later known as Playtex best known for manufacture of women's undergarments. The International Latex Corporation supported American efforts in World War II with latex products such as attack boats, life rafts, and canteens.
An ILC space suit designer at the time said of Allen: "She was the only one to ever make a perfect pair of boots." [6] Allen was one of the several Black women who worked on this integrated team. [4] [3] She worked for ILC for twenty-nine years. [6] She retired in 1998, though she later went to work for Draperies Etc. [1]
Eleanor Foraker (September 2, 1930 – December 8, 2011) [1] [2] was an American seamstress who worked at the International Latex Corporation (ILC) and at NASA. [1] She left the Playtex division of ILC Dover in 1964 and then worked on underground inflatable oil tanks and gas masks to aid the development of the A7L spacesuit for the Apollo 11 mission.
Recent lawsuit between Dover and ILC. The lawsuit filed in federal court on April 3, 2024, alleges the district violated the parent’s parental rights and religious beliefs, including that “the ...
These seamstresses were employed by ILC Dover (International Latex Corporation). Wilson was specifically responsible for sewing the suits' torso, arms, legs, and name badges, while other seamstresses specialized in sewing other sections of the suits. [2]
A new HGTV designer is taking the reins on Love It or List It!. Following longtime co-host Hilary Farr's announcement that she was leaving the show in 2023 after 19 seasons, the long-running HGTV ...
Image credits: NeighborhoodSuper592 Kanan Gupta, an up-and-coming stand-up comedian from India, agrees. “Women love funny men. If you can make a girl laugh, you’re halfway there,” he says.