Martha Ackmann
Author of The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight
About the Author
Martha Ackmann, also the author of Curve-ball and The Mercury 13, writes about women who have changed America. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Ackmann taught a popular seminar on Dickinson at Mount Holyoke College and lives in western Massachusetts.
Image credit: Author Martha Ackmann (right) speaks with former astronaut Eileen Collins and Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity representative Evett Turner at a luncheon during her visit to JSC.
(NASA)
Works by Martha Ackmann
Associated Works
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contributor — 560 copies
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- 20th Century
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- Places of residence
- Leverett, Massachusetts, USA
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- journalist
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- Mount Holyoke College
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