Preface: February 20, 1960 -- Flight dreams -- Sky belonged to men -- Lightning fast and always lovely -- Jet age -- "A man's work" -- Test pilot years -- Setting records, Sputnik, and the start of the space race -- Astronaut testing and selection -- Female, unit 1: testing begins -- Dedication -- Going public -- Money, monkeys, and men -- Testing more women -- Corvettes and parties -- Women who fought for flight -- Test pilot questioned -- Phase III testing and a telegram -- Race to the finish -- Fight goes to Washington -- Of course, no women -- After Mercury -- Picking up the pieces -- Epilogue: the ultimate glass ceiling.
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