Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
Stone, Tanya Lee2009
Book
This is the tale of 13 women who not only proved that they were as tough as the toughest man, but were brave enough to challenge the government to become an astronaut. Their passage to space was blocked by prejudice, by jealousy, and by the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington.
Main title:
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone.
Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick, 2009.
Collation:
133 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780763636111 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.450092273J629.4
Language:
English
Subject:
Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literatureWomen astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureAstronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureWomen astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literatureSex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
BRN:
404918