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Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America´s First Women in Space Program
Margaret A. Weitekamp
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Paperback. space program and the rise of the women's movement in America. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
On June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Curiously, unlike every previous milestone in the "space race," this event did not spur NASA to catch up by flying an American woman. Though there were suitable candidates-two years earlier, thirteen female pilots recruited by the private Woman in Space program had passed a strenuous physical exam and were ready for another stage of astronaut testing-American women would not escape earth's gravity for another twenty years. In Right Stuff, Wrong Sex, Margaret Weitekamp shows how the Woman in Space program-conceived by Dr. William Randolph ... Read more
On June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Curiously, unlike every previous milestone in the "space race," this event did not spur NASA to catch up by flying an American woman. Though there were suitable candidates-two years earlier, thirteen female pilots recruited by the private Woman in Space program had passed a strenuous physical exam and were ready for another stage of astronaut testing-American women would not escape earth's gravity for another twenty years. In Right Stuff, Wrong Sex, Margaret Weitekamp shows how the Woman in Space program-conceived by Dr. William Randolph ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Gender Relations in the American Experience
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801883941
SKU
V9780801883941
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About Margaret A. Weitekamp
Margaret A. Weitekamp is curator in the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America´s First Women in Space Program
What this book does better than its competitors is to uncover and present the political story that killed the space program for women in this country. Choice 2005 Weitekamp's clear prose, engaging style of storytelling, and rich analysis make this not only an important book but a lively and enjoyable read.
Sarah Eppler Janda H-Minerva, H-Net Reviews 2005 The ... Read more
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