The Rare Woman, Indeed: Jerrie Cobb, An Aviation Pioneer

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Article provides a biographical portrait of the career of pilot and astronaut Jerrie Cobb. As the first woman accepted by NASA to be trained as an astronaut, she was a pioneer in her field and opened a place in the space program for woman.

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Michalke, Debbie Kindt Winter 1995.

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Article provides a biographical portrait of the career of pilot and astronaut Jerrie Cobb. As the first woman accepted by NASA to be trained as an astronaut, she was a pioneer in her field and opened a place in the space program for woman.

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14 p. : ill.

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Abstract: In the early 1960s Oklahoma pilot Jerrie Cobb became the first woman accepted by NASA to undergo astronaut testing and training. Debbie Michalke traces the Oklahoma roots and early career of a determined and record-setting aviator who now flies humanitarian missions to the jungles of Amazonia.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 73(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1995, pp. 372-385

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 372
  • Page End: 385

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 73 starts on page 482.

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Michalke, Debbie Kindt. The Rare Woman, Indeed: Jerrie Cobb, An Aviation Pioneer, article, Winter 1995; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031770/: accessed June 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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