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Book

Fighting for space : two pilots and their historic battle for female spaceflight

Call Number

  • 629.13 T265 (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020.

Physical Description

xxi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"The mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb-two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars"--

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