Women of the Air (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Judy Lomax
- First Published: 1987
- Time of Work: 1784–1987
- Setting: Australia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Kenya, South Africa, and the United States
- Principal Characters: Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Jean Batten, Nancy Bird, Pauline Gower, Hanna Reitsch, Jacqueline Cochran, Jacqueline Auriol
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, World War II, Women’s issues, Women, Flight, Airplanes or jets, Aviation or aviators, Biography, Pilots or pilotage, Aeronautics, Engineering, Airports
- Locales: France, United States, Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, Australia, Kenya
Form and Content
In Women of the Air, Judy Lomax blends narrative history with individual biographies to document the records and achievements of women in aviation. The author asserts that male pioneers in the field should be honored and remembered, but so should the determined women who defied convention and contributed to aeronautical development and public enthusiasm for air travel. As a result, Women of the Air primarily focuses on twelve women aviators who, whether they became famous or labored in obscurity, all overcame male hostility to prove the physical...
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