Before Amelia: Women pilots in the early days of Aviation. - Lebow, Eileen.
Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation
KORTE INHOUD
Before Amelia is the remarkable story of the world’s women pioneer aviators who braved the skies during the early days of flight. While most books have only examined the women aviators of a single country, Eileen Lebow looks at an international spectrum of pilots and their influence on each other. The story begins with Raymonde de Laroche, a French woman who became the first licensed female pilot in 1909. De Laroche, Lydia Zvereva, Melli Beese, Hilda Hewlitt, Harriet Quimby, and the other women pilots profiled here rose above contemporary gender stereotypes and proved their ability to fly the temperamental heavier-than-air contraptions of the day. Lebow provides excellent descriptions of the dangers and challenges of early flight. Crashes and broken bones were common, and many of the pioneers lost their lives. But these women were adventurers at heart. In an era when women’s professional options were severely limited and the mere sight of ladies wearing pants caused a sensation, these women succeeded as pilot...
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2002 Uitgever: Potomac Books Inc. 315 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1574885324 ISBN-13: 9781574885323Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
