“Imaging Women in the Space Age,” now on view at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, showcases the remarkable achievements of female astronauts and scientists—and also highlights how the idea of women in space has long fascinated filmmakers, television writers, advertisers and fashion designers.
Author: Julie Wosk
Dr. Julie Wosk is Professor Emerita of Humanities at the State University of New York, Maritime College in New York City. She is the author of several books on gender, science, and technology—including My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids and Other Artificial Eves and Women and the Machine: Representations From the Spinning Wheel to the Electronic Age.
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