Bound To Stay Bound

		Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream  Author: Stone, Tanya Lee  Added Entry - Personal Name:  Ericksen, Susan  Publisher:  Findaway World, LLC  Pub Year: 2009  Dewey: 629.4500  Classification: Nonfiction  Physical Description: 1 sound media player (ca. 4 hr.), digital, HD audio, 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.  BTSB No: P00963  ISBN: 9781441890986  Ages: 10-13  Grades: 5-8  Subjects:  Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History  Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography  Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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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.