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Is there a "woman Edison"? A female "Columbus"? A feminine counterpart to fast flyers Charles Lindberg and John Glenn? If so, who are they? From the list below, identify some of our most famous American women adventurers, explorers, and inventors.
Selections: a. Amelia Earhart b. Sacagawea c. Maria Mitchell d. Maya Ying Lin e. Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper f. Sally Ride g. Isadora Duncan h. Margaret E. Knight |
Portraits of American Women by G. J. Barker-Benfield and Catherine Clinton;
Gallant Women by Senator Margaret Chase Smith and H. Paul Jeffers;
Women
Adventurers, Explorers, and Inventors by the Michigan Department of
Education;
To Space and Back by Sally Ride and Susan Okie;
The U.S. Space
Camp Book of Astronauts by Anne Baird;
Sally Ride: A Space Biography by
Barbara Kramer; and The World Book Encyclopedia.
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