Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race
by Stephanie Nolen
Four Walls Eight Windows, New York, 2003
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Shortly after the Mercury 7 astronauts appeared on the September 14, 1959, cover of Life, the magazine featured a cover story about the women of the space program. Their photo cut the exact same pose. They were the astronauts' wives, whom Life always depicted as demure ladies fully behind their husbands while the men trained to become the first Americans in space.
This article was originally published with the title Limited Visibility.
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