I Was Wrong in my TEDx Talk: a Self-Rebuttal
Channel: The Vintage Space
Date: 2020-05-29

FIGHTING FOR SPACE is available now! Here's a handy Amazon link, but you can also order through your favourite indie bookstores, too! bit.ly/FFSamazon

Three years ago I was playing around with the idea of digging into the story of the so-called "Mercury 13" for my second book. It was at this most preliminary research stage that I gave this talk. I've since done a LOT of research and learned a LOT of things about the story. So, dear past Amy, here's what you got wrong... *tugs collar nervously* 

All my links -- book link, social links, newsletter that is a brand new thing link -- in this handy link! https://linktr.ee/amyshirateitel

My TEDx talk was done at the University of Rochester in 2017. Here's the link to the full talk: https://youtu.be/7GgER2Uxmcs

---

Promised the Moon by Stephanie Nolen: https://www.amazon.com/Promised-Moon-Untold-Story-First/dp/1568583192/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=promised+the+moon&qid=1590760675&sr=8-1
Right Stuff Wrong Sex by Margaret A. Weitekamp: https://www.amazon.com/Right-Stuff-Wrong-Sex-Experience/dp/0801883946/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/134-3741673-5997065?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0801883946&pd_rd_r=1e0783e4-757a-475e-bb5b-568c1d8bd0a8&pd_rd_w=74vqC&pd_rd_wg=VMVT4&pf_rd_p=4e3f7fc3-00c8-46a6-a4db-8457e6319578&pf_rd_r=6R1NAR50TB8BC17R1EX8&psc=1&refRID=6R1NAR50TB8BC17R1EX8
The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann: https://www.amazon.com/Mercury-13-Story-Thirteen-Flight/dp/0375758933/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/134-3741673-5997065?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0375758933&pd_rd_r=2586f546-d965-42cf-a2f2-c93229a5d249&pd_rd_w=sS0R9&pd_rd_wg=iaZoz&pf_rd_p=4e3f7fc3-00c8-46a6-a4db-8457e6319578&pf_rd_r=TEPGNWVBSWKSYE3HH84H&psc=1&refRID=TEPGNWVBSWKSYE3HH84H

---

I've also got a PATREON PAGE! Any support helps me do what I do, and I've got new perks including a Patreon/YouTube Members only Discord in development! 
https://www.patreon.com/amyshirateitel

---

Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyshirateitel/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyshirateitel/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyshirateitel