C Span2 Book TV Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
Watching C-Span2 Book TV: History Almost Astronauts: Thirteen Women Who Dared to Dream Author: Tanya Lee Stone This program began at 4:00 PM and last for 50 min http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
“Tanya Lee Stone recounts the thirteen women who trained to become astronauts in 1960, many years before the first woman would be accepted into the NASA program. Known as the "Mercury 13" all the women passed their required tests but ultimately had their career advancement blocked due to what the author posits was gender prejudice. Ms. Stone's book is written for a young adult audience and she presents it to a class of students at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.”
About the Author Tanya Lee Stone is the author of close to ninety books for young readers, including "Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald" and "Elizabeth Leads the Way."
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=10323&SectionName=History&PlayMedia=No
20090329 C Span2 Book TV Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
Watching C-Span2 Book TV: History Almost Astronauts: Thirteen Women Who Dared to Dream Author: Tanya Lee Stone This program began at 4:00 PM and last for 50 min http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
“Tanya Lee Stone recounts the thirteen women who trained to become astronauts in 1960, many years before the first woman would be accepted into the NASA program. Known as the "Mercury 13" all the women passed their required tests but ultimately had their career advancement blocked due to what the author posits was gender prejudice. Ms. Stone's book is written for a young adult audience and she presents it to a class of students at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.”
About the Author Tanya Lee Stone is the author of close to ninety books for young readers, including "Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald" and "Elizabeth Leads the Way."
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=10323&SectionName=History&PlayMedia=No
20090329 C Span2 Book TV Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
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