Women Aren T Supposed To Fly

Author : Harriet Hall
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595613209

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Women Aren't Supposed to Fly by Harriet Hall Pdf

When Harriet Hall graduated from medical school in 1970 and entered the Air Force, she was in a distinct minority. As the second woman ever to do an Air Force internship, she had to fight for acceptance. Even a patient's 3 year old daughter proclaimed, "Oh, Daddy! That's not a doctor, that's a lady." She was refused a residency, paid less than her male counterparts, couldn't live on base, and couldn't claim her husband as a dependent because he wasn't a wife. After six years as a general medical officer in Franco's Spain, she became a family practice specialist and a flight surgeon, doing everything from delivering babies to flying a B-52. She earned her pilot's license despite being told "Women aren't supposed to fly," and eventually retired from the Air Force as a full colonel. She is witness to an era when society was beginning to accept women in traditionally male jobs but didn't entirely like the idea yet. A somewhat warped sense of humor kept her afloat, and it spices the stories she tells about her own experiences and the patients and colleagues she encountered.

Author : Serinity Young
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190659707

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Women Who Fly by Serinity Young Pdf

From the beautiful apsaras of Hindu myth to the swan maidens of European fairy tales, stories of flying women-some carried by wings, others by clouds, rainbows, floating scarves, and flying horses-reveal the perennial fascination with and ambivalence about female power and sexuality. In Women Who Fly, Serinity Young examines the motif of the flying woman as it appears in a wide variety of cultures and historical periods, in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions. She considers supernatural women like the Valkyries of Norse legend, who transport men to immortality; winged deities like the Greek goddesses Iris and Nike; figures of terror like the Furies, witches, and succubi; airborne Christian mystics; and wayward, dangerous women like Lilith and Morgan le Fay. Looking beyond the supernatural, Young examines the modern mythology surrounding twentieth-century female aviators like Amelia Earhart and Hanna Reitsch. Throughout, Young demonstrates that female power has always been inextricably linked with female sexuality and that the desire to control it is a pervasive theme in these stories. This is vividly depicted, for example, in the twelfth-century Niebelungenlied, in which the proud warrior-queen Brünnhilde loses her great physical strength when she is tricked into surrendering her virginity. Even in the twentieth-century the same idea is reflected in the exploits of the comic book and film character Wonder Woman who, Young suggests, retains her physical strength only because her love for fellow aviator Steve Trevor goes unrequited. The first book to systematically chronicle the figure of the flying woman in myth, literature, art, and pop culture, Women Who Fly offers a fresh look at the ways in which women have both influenced and been understood by society and religious traditions throughout the ages and around the world.

Author : Sara Maitland
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 1853815594

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Women Fly when Men Aren't Watching by Sara Maitland Pdf

Author : Keith O'Brien
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781328618429

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Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien Pdf

From NPR correspondent Keith O' Brien comes this thrilling Young Readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women, including Amelia Earhart, who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won. In the years between World War I and World War II, airplane racing was one of the most popular sports in America. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and the pilots who competed in these races were hailed as heroes. Well, the male pilots were hailed. Women who flew planes were often ridiculed by the press, and initially they weren't invited to race. Yet a group of women were determined to take to the sky--no matter what. With guts and grit, they overcame incredible odds both on the ground and in the air to pursue their dreams of flying and racing planes. Fly Girls follows the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a highâe'school dropout from North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama housewife; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, a daughter of Wall Street wealth who longed to live a life of her own; and Louise Thaden, who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to race against the men--and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest raceof all. Complete with photographs and a glossary, Fly Girls celebrates a little-known slice of history wherein tenacious, trail-blazing women braved all obstacles to achieve greatness.

Author : Megan Giddings
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063117020

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The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings Pdf

Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times—a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored. Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behavior raises suspicions and a woman—especially a Black woman—can find herself on trial for witchcraft. But fourteen years have passed since her mother’s disappearance, and now Jo is finally ready to let go of the past. Yet her future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of 30—or enroll in a registry that allows them to be monitored, effectively forfeiting their autonomy. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage. With her ability to control her life on the line, she feels as if she has her never understood her mother more. When she’s offered the opportunity to honor one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time. In this powerful and timely novel, Megan Giddings explores the limits women face—and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them.

Author : Sara Maitland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : English fiction
ISBN : OCLC:1195477370

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Women Fly when Men Aren't Watching by Sara Maitland Pdf

A collection of short stories from the author of "Three Times Table". It includes folk-stories, classical mythology, historical incident and Christian heroines.

Author : Julia Cooke
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780358251408

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Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke Pdf

"A lively, unexpected portrait of the jet-age stewardesses serving on iconic Pan Am airways between 1966 and 1975"--

Author : Rebecca Siegel
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338290172

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To Fly Among the Stars: The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts (Scholastic Focus) by Rebecca Siegel Pdf

A searing look at the birth of America's space program, and the men and women aviators who set its course. In the 1960s, locked in a heated race to launch the first human into space, the United States selected seven superstar test pilots and former military air fighters to NASA's astronaut class -- the Mercury 7. The men endured grueling training and constant media attention for the honor of becoming America's first space heroes. But a group of 13 women -- accomplished air racers, test pilots, and flight instructors -- were enduring those same astronaut tests in secret, hoping to defy social norms and earn a spot among the stars.With thrilling stories of aviation feats, frustrating tales of the fight against sexism, and historical photos, To Fly Among the Stars recounts an incredible era of US innovation, and the audacious hope of the women who took their fight for space flight all the way to Washington, DC.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : IND:30000070592336

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McCall's by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015048292299

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Flying by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1078 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015019903114

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The Aeroplane by Anonim Pdf

Author : Linda Bird Francke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015041060016

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Ground Zero by Linda Bird Francke Pdf

Military, the battle of the sexes will never be over.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:31951P00100681M

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Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jenifer Lee Fratzke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015059137276

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Alaska's Women Pilots by Jenifer Lee Fratzke Pdf

"The seven oral histories she includes here explain each woman's motivations for flying; they include the descriptions and praises of mentors that made all the difference; and they recall stories of grief and stories of good fortune. Each personal history is remarkable in what it reveals of the history of aviation in Alaska and the individual contributions that history is built on. These stories are unique and inspirational at the same time they have an echoing quality that compounds, strengthens, and supports the voices of those who have gone before (Harriet Quimby, Beryl Markham, Pancho Barnes, and many others) and those why may come after."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UVA:X030045235

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The Skeptical Inquirer by Anonim Pdf