Jerrie Cobb
10 Podcast Episodes
From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk
From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk
Thirteen women quietly fight to earn a spot of their own in space.
15 Sep 2021
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52mins
032 - Purity Culture & Jerrie Cobb
032 - Purity Culture & Jerrie Cobb
Purity culture is all around us, and take it from 2 women who grew up surrounded by it... it's toxic and it's gotta stop... Read more
26 Mar 2021
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1hr 37mins
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Jerrie Cobb
America can't have nice things, including female astronauts in the first space program. We tried, when 13 women tested f... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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45mins
The Life And Flights Of Jerrie Cobb
The Life And Flights Of Jerrie Cobb
Today is the birthday of Jerrie Cobb, who could have been the first woman in space but ended up flying to great heights ... Read more
5 Mar 2020
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3mins
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Taking Up Space: Jerrie Cobb
Taking Up Space: Jerrie Cobb
Science Friday’s Elah Feder shares the story of Jerrie Cobb, and it’s literally and figuratively out of this world. Elah... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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28mins
73 - Fatiga de decisión, Jerrie Cobb y baños públicos
73 - Fatiga de decisión, Jerrie Cobb y baños públicos
Éste es el episodio 73 de 3 Cosas Que Ayer No Sabía, el del lunes 16 de diciembre de 2019. ¡Al lío!01. Fatiga de decisió... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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6mins
Failure is Not an Option: Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 2
Failure is Not an Option: Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 2
Jerrie Cobb and the women behind the Women in Space program unsuccessfully lobbied Congress in 1962 to include women in ... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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16mins
Failure is Not An Option: The Story of Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 1
Failure is Not An Option: The Story of Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 1
When the United States was lagging behind the Soviet Union in the race to space, the Soviet space agency announced plans... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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14mins
Sistery History: S1Ep6 - Jerrie Cobb & Eileen Collins *Accidental Special!*
Sistery History: S1Ep6 - Jerrie Cobb & Eileen Collins *Accidental Special!*
We look at women who have paved the way for all us ladies who love a bit of outer space! This is an accidental special e... Read more
12 Jun 2019
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40mins
Laurel Ollstein on Jerrie Cobb, Sexism, the Mercury 7, and They Promised Her the Moon
Laurel Ollstein on Jerrie Cobb, Sexism, the Mercury 7, and They Promised Her the Moon
UCLA Extension Writers’ Program instructor Laurel Ollstein writes plays, essays, memoirs, screenplays and television scr... Read more
12 Apr 2019
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31mins
