Background: This series celebrates 13 Woman who passed the same rigorous physical and psychological testing as the seven men who became the Mercury 7. None of them ever got the chance to fly in space.
These thirteen women passed the same physical examinations that the Lovelace Foundation developed for NASA’s astronaut selection process (although the original number of male candidates was much larger, fewer men passed the tests).
There are several books written about these courageous women. Also, there is a website dedicated to the surviving Mercury 13 complete with bios for each of the women, pictures and lists of their amazing accomplishments (most were highly skilled pilots).
13 Boards:
Myrtle "K" Cagle
Jerrie Cobb (Jerri Truhill)
Jan Dietrich
Marion Dietrich
Wally Funk
Janey Hart
Jean Hixson
Gena Nora Stumbough (Gena Nora Jessen)
Irene Leverton
Bernice "B" Steadman
Sarah Gorelick Ratley
Jerri Truhill
Rhea Hurrle Woltman
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