Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier

Author:
Laura S. Woodmansee
Publisher:
Apogee Books
Reviewed in:
Spring 2004
Category:

Laura Woodmansee, author of Women Astronauts, continues her exploration of what it's like to be women in space. She introduces readers to more than 100 females who explore space in different ways, and the challenges they had to overcome. Among her subjects are Mars Pathfinder Engineer Donna Shirley, Director of the Center for SETI Research Jill Tarter, Astrophysicist Celestial Musician Fiorella Terenzi, Astronomer Sandra Faber, and Space Artist Lynette Cook.