A review by tyworld
The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann

3.0

"The space agency believed women were physically incapable of handling the demands of space. “You must remember,” Flickinger’s friend Dr. Stanley Mohler explained, “the aviation journals in the late 1950s were full of articles claiming that when women menstruate, their brain changes, they become distracted and can’t think clearly. They’re more likely to crash.”"

I am so glad that in 2020, authority figures are still basing their decisions on science.

Overall this is worth the read to learn about these incredible, unrelenting women. They deserve their place in herstory.