Amelia Earhart's prominence in American aviation during the 1930s obscures a crucial point: she was but one of a closely knit community of women pilots. In Their Own Words takes up the writings of eight women pilots as evidence of the ties between the growth of American aviation and the changing role of women.
Amelia Earhart's prominence in American aviation during the 1930s obscures a crucial point: she was but one of a closely knit community of women pilots. In Their Own Words takes up the writings of eight women pilots as evidence of the ties between the growth of American aviation and the changing role of women.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Fred Erisman is the Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature Emeritus at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. A specialist in American cultural history, he holds a PhD in American studies from the University of Minnesota. His works include studies of aviation materials, children's literature, science fiction, detective and suspense fiction, and the American West.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Aviation Age Takes Shape i. Harriet Quimby: Birdwomen Gain a Voice, 1910–1912 ii. "Machinery Knows No Sex": Ruth Law, the Stinson Sisters, and the Legacy of World War I iii. The Earhart Phenomenon and "The Accident of Sex" iv. Louise Thaden: Rethinking Flying and Flight v. Ruth Nichols, the Air-Minded Society, and the Aerial Frontier vi. Anne Morrow Lindbergh and the Twilight of the Aviation Age Epilogue: Requiem for the Aviation Age Notes Bibliography of Works Consulted Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Aviation Age Takes Shape i. Harriet Quimby: Birdwomen Gain a Voice, 1910–1912 ii. "Machinery Knows No Sex": Ruth Law, the Stinson Sisters, and the Legacy of World War I iii. The Earhart Phenomenon and "The Accident of Sex" iv. Louise Thaden: Rethinking Flying and Flight v. Ruth Nichols, the Air-Minded Society, and the Aerial Frontier vi. Anne Morrow Lindbergh and the Twilight of the Aviation Age Epilogue: Requiem for the Aviation Age Notes Bibliography of Works Consulted Index
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