02154cam a2200325 4500 522606151 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781613745434 1613745435 B00D5FL59M Amazon 513fa441-2233-4fc7-b4cb-6d674e484387 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1331501 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gibson, Karen Bush. Women Aviators [Libby] : 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys. Chicago Review Press, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1782kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:<p>Detailing the role of women in aviation, from the very first days of flight to the present, this rich exploration of the subject profiles 26 women pilots who sought out and met challenges both in the sky and on the ground. Divided into six chronologically arranged sections, this book composes a minihistory of aviation. Learn about pioneers such as Katherine Wright, called by many the "Third Wright Brother," and Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of France, the first woman awarded a license to fly. Read about barnstormers like Bessie Coleman and racers like Louise Thaden, who bested Amelia Earhart to win the 1929 Women's Air Derby. Additional short biography sidebars for other key figures and lists of supplemental resources for delving deeper into the history of the subject are also included.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/women-aviators?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/women-aviators?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/women-aviators?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)