An amazing discovery…
Working at a library, I often come across some incredible books. I came across this book recently:
“Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream” by Tanya Lee Stone
As a woman and as a space geek, I was amazed that I had never heard of these women. I of course had to check out the book and read about these amazing trailblazers of the early space industry.
It all started in the thick of the space race, and the Mercury 7, (Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Gordon Cooper) were chosen to pioneer the US adventures in space. Dr. Randy Lovelace II was the head of NASA’s Special Committee of Bioastronautics, and was a bit of a forward-thinker for his time. He believed that women should be considered for astronaut candidacy. At the time, women could not get bank loans, could not play professional…
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Lenny Says 
Thank you for sharing with your readers! I hope you enjoyed the post and found it interesting.
-Chelsea
stardustandsteel.wordpress.com
Thanks entirely to you for making more people aware of the great work women are doing in this area.