It seems remarkable now that in a very early cartoon program (1962-64) Space Angel there was a woman astronaut/scientist (I see in Wikipedia she is identified as "electronics/communications expert" - much like Uhura a couple of years later in Star Trek, and who both occasionally saved the day.) Crystal Mace was the character. There's some nepotism involved, her father is a big wheel in the program, as I recall. Anyway, I've used Crystal as an avatar on many of my accounts for years.