Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream by Stone, Tanya Lee 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)

BTSB #: P00963 Available

Dewey: 629.45/NAges: 10-13   


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Subjects: Project Mercury (U.S.) - History Women astronauts - United States - Biography Sex discrimination against women - United States - History|y20th century

Summary: Thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules.

Sally Ride [She persisted]by Abawi, Atia 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 040123 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: R

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Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography

Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do.