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From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Palgrave Macmillan
March 2010
On Sale: March 2, 2010
Featuring: Anousheh Ansari
256 pages
ISBN: 0230619932
EAN: 9780230619937
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In her heartwarming and empowering memoir, space pioneer
Anousheh Ansari tells the story of her childhood in Iran
and her family's exodus to America after the Islamic
Revolution. After settling down in Texas, Anousheh built a
computer technology firm from the ground up, which
eventually realized a net worth of $750 million and
ultimately allowed her to achieve her childhood dream of
spaceflight. In her groundbreaking role as the first-ever
female commercial spaceflight participant, her story became
politicized and fraught with the prejudices and obstacles
she had to overcome as an Iranian woman, culminating in a
debate over whether she would be allowed to display both
the American and Iranian flags on the sleeve of her
spacesuit. After her return to Earth, Anousheh started The Ansari
Foundation, a quickly growing nonprofit which supports
social entrepreneurship, and is especially committed to
ensuring the freedom of women around the world and
supporting female entrepreneurs. Ultimately, this evocative
story shows the triumph of a woman who has become a role
model to people around the globe struggling to overcome
economic and cultural barriers, as well as those dreamers
who look upon the stars and wish to soar among them.
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