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NASA Secret Program Revealed with Albion College Anna Howard Shaw Lecture |
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By Jake Weber
 Author Martha Ackmann, Albion's 2008 Anna Howard Shaw lecturer
Ackmann, who teaches women's studies at Mount Holyoke College, recently
published a book on the "Mercury 13," a group of exceptional women
pilots who underwent secret astronaut training in the 1950s. Although
the women performed as well or better than their male counterparts in
the physical, and psychological training, they were never given the
chance to join a spacecraft mission.
 Mercury 13 member Wally Funk
"This is a huge deal for Albion College," said Albion College physics
professor Nicolle Zellner. "The remaining Mercury 13 members are all in
their 70s and 80s, so to have Wally come and give her personal story is
a rare treat. Martha Ackmann has done an amazing job researching the
history of the program. To hear both these women on the same stage is
going to be really exciting."
This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information,
contact the Albion College Physics department at 517/629-0361 or
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Directions to Albion College
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
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