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Virginia Carter (born 1936) is a Canadian-born physicist and entertainment executive. Carter was born in Arvida, Quebec in 1936. She studied math and physics at McGill University and graduated magna cum laude in 1958. She then earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California. She was hired by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in 1962. She then went to work for The Aerospace Corporation, where she was their sole female physicist. She stayed with Aerospace Corp. for nine years, conducting research on vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and high atmospheric conditions.

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rdfs:comment	فرجينيا كارتر هي فيزيائية كندية، ولدت في 1936 في Arvida ‏ في كندا. (ar) Virginia Carter (born 1936) is a Canadian-born physicist and entertainment executive. Carter was born in Arvida, Quebec in 1936. She studied math and physics at McGill University and graduated magna cum laude in 1958. She then earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California. She was hired by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in 1962. She then went to work for The Aerospace Corporation, where she was their sole female physicist. She stayed with Aerospace Corp. for nine years, conducting research on vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and high atmospheric conditions. (en)
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has abstract	فرجينيا كارتر هي فيزيائية كندية، ولدت في 1936 في Arvida ‏ في كندا. (ar) Virginia Carter (born 1936) is a Canadian-born physicist and entertainment executive. Carter was born in Arvida, Quebec in 1936. She studied math and physics at McGill University and graduated magna cum laude in 1958. She then earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California. She was hired by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in 1962. She then went to work for The Aerospace Corporation, where she was their sole female physicist. She stayed with Aerospace Corp. for nine years, conducting research on vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and high atmospheric conditions. Carter was a spokesperson for the women's movement in the early 1970s and was president of the National Organization for Women's Los Angeles chapter. She stepped down from the position after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She also advocated for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Carter met Frances Lear through their common activism in the feminist movement. She introduced Carter to her husband, television producer Norman Lear. Starting in 1973, she became director of creative affairs for him at Embassy Television. She worked on the sitcoms Maude and All in the Family. In 1976 she was promoted to vice president for creative affairs. Carter started a film division at Tandem and was the executive producer for the 1981 film The Wave. The film, based on The Third Wave experiment, won Peabody and Emmy Awards. After Tandem was sold to Coca-Cola in the 1980s, Carter became president of J.O. Crystal, a firm that manufactures synthetic rubies. She retired from management of the firm in 2002. She also worked with the Population Media Center. (en)
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