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Martha Ackmann

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in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States

February 11, 1951

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Martha Ackmann, author of These Fevered Days, Curveball, and The Mercury 13, writes about women who have changed America. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, Ackmann taught a popular seminar on Dickinson at Mount Holyoke College, and lives in western Massachusetts.

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	Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton 3.72 avg rating — 7,050 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann, Lynn Sherr (Foreword by) 3.99 avg rating — 1,004 ratings — published 2003 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson 4.08 avg rating — 870 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League 3.81 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vesuvius at Home 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	LEGACY A JOURNAL OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS VOLUME 4 SPRING 1987 NUMBER 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight] [By: Ackmann, Martha] [July, 2004] by Martha Ackmann, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of 13 American Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mercury 13 The Untold Story ofThirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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