Reader with a Cause discussion

The wives' network of support - both official and unofficial - demonstrates the importance of non-intimate relationships.

"Ultimately the wives' story is about female friendships & American identity. While their husbands were launched into space, they were being launched as modern American women. If not for the wives, the strong women in the background who provided essential support to their husbands, man might never have walked on the moon." (xvi)

Why do you think this network of support played such a large role for the AWC?

What are some important friendships & relationships in your life? How have they impacted you?