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Mercury 13

thirteen American women who underwent testing similar to the astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury
Organization research_group Q1517045
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Mercury 13

Summary

Mercury 13 is a research group[1]. It draws 902 Wikipedia views per month (research_group category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mercury 13's instance of is recorded as research group[3].
  • Mercury 13's instance of is recorded as Tridecad[4].
  • Mercury 13's Commons category is recorded as Mercury 13[5].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Geraldyn M. Cobb[6].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Myrtle Cagle[7].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Janet Dietrich[8].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Marion Dietrich[9].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Wally Funk[10].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Sarah Gorelick[11].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Jane Briggs Hart[12].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Jean Hixson[13].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Bernice Steadman[14].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Jerri Sloan Truhill[15].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Irene Leverton[16].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Gene Nora Jessen[17].
  • Mercury 13 comprises Rhea Woltman[18].
  • Mercury 13 began on 1960[19].
  • Mercury 13 ended on July 1962[20].
  • Mercury 13's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mercury 13[21].

Why It Matters

Mercury 13 draws 902 Wikipedia views per month (research_group category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Bob08 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → research group, Tridecad
    Start time → —
    Different from → Q52192614
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    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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