My dream of stars : from daughter of Iran to space pioneer

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Label

My dream of stars : from daughter of Iran to space pioneer

Title remainder

from daughter of Iran to space pioneer

Statement of responsibility

Anousheh Ansari ; with Homer Hickam

Creator

• Ansari, Anousheh, 1966-

Contributor

• Hickam, Homer H., 1943-

Subject

• Astronauts
• Astronauts -- United States -- Biography
• Businesspeople
• Businesspeople -- Biography
• Businesswomen -- Texas -- Biography
• trueEntrepreneurs
• trueEntrepreneurs -- Biography
• Iran
• Iran -- Biography
• Iranian Americans -- Biography
• trueIranian-Americans
• trueIranian-Americans -- Biography
• Muslim women -- United States -- Biography
• Social entrepreneurship -- United States
• Space flight
• Space flights
• Telecommunication
• Telecommunication -- United States
• United States
• trueWomen astronauts
• Women astronauts -- Biography
• Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography
• Women's rights
• Muslim women
• Ansari, Anousheh, 1966-

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

Anousheh Ansari tells 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 allowed her to achieve her childhood dream of spaceflight. As the first-ever female commercial spaceflight participant, her story became politicized, culminating in a debate over whether she would be allowed to display both the American and Iranian flags on the sleeve of her spacesuit. Later, Anousheh started The Ansari Foundation, a nonprofit which supports social entrepreneurship, and is especially committed to ensuring the freedom of women around the world and supporting female entrepreneurs. Ultimately, this is the story 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.--From publisher description

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 629.450092
• B

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography