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Tomboy of the Air

Author : Julie Cummins
Publisher : HarperColl
ISBN 13 : 9780060292430
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Tomboy of the Air written by Julie Cummins and published by HarperColl. This book was released on 2001-06-19 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While American women were fighting for their right to vote, Blanche Stuart Scott asserted her right to fly. She had always been a daredevil and couldn't resist the temptation of traveling at incredible speeds and heights. So despite the dangers associated with early flight, public disapproval, and the forbidding attitude of men, Blanche took to the air. She became the first woman to fly a plane in public in America. After Blanche's launch into aviation, other women surpassed her feats by flying solo across the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean -- and even racing through space. But the contributions Blanche made were significant. Julie Cummins's engaging biography celebrates an aviation pioneer whose spunky, courageous personality helped her successors' dreams take flight.

Tomboy of the Air

Author : Julie Cummins
Publisher : Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN 13 : 9780060291389
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Tomboy of the Air written by Julie Cummins and published by Harpercollins Childrens Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells of the life and times of Blanche Stuart Scott, a woman who challenged the system to become one of the first female pilots and aviation daredevils in the United States, enhanced with period photos.

Tom Boy of the Air

Author : Julie Cummins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781422355107
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Tom Boy of the Air written by Julie Cummins and published by . This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Amer. women were fighting for their right to vote, Blanche Stuart Scott asserted her right to fly. She had always been a daredevil & couldn't resist the temptation of traveling at incredible speeds & heights. So despite the dangers assoc. with early flight, public disapproval, & the forbidding attitude of men, Blanche took to the air. She became the first woman to fly a plane in public in America. After Blanche's launch into aviation, other women surpassed her feats by flying solo across the English Channel & the Atlantic Ocean -- & even racing through space. This engaging biography celebrates an aviation pioneer whose spunky, courageous personality helped her successors' dreams take flight. Illustrations. Ages 8-14.

Flying Solo

Author : Julie Cummins
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1596435097
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Flying Solo written by Julie Cummins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Ruth Elder, film actress, pilot and activist, attempted to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.

Hero of the Air

Author : William F Trimble
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514111
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Hero of the Air written by William F Trimble and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role of Glenn H. Curtiss in the origins of aviation in the United States Navy. A self-taught mechanic and inventor, Curtiss was a key figure in the development of the airplane during the early part of the century. His contributions are generally well known, among them a control system using the aileron instead of the Wrights’ wing-warping, the first successful hydro-airplane and flying boat, among other developments. Curtiss’s links to the Navy came as result of advocates of aviation in the Navy, chief among them Captain Washington I. Chambers, who recognized that the navy had special requirements for airplanes and their operations, and for aviators and their training. In a partnership with the navy, Curtiss helped meet the special requirements of the service for aircraft, particularly those with the potential for operating with naval vessels at sea or in conducting long-distance flights over water. He also was instrumental in training the first naval aviators. Curtiss and the navy continued their collaboration through World War I, reaching a climax in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight by the famed Navy-Curtiss NC flying boats. The book addresses the broader implications of the Curtiss-Navy collaboration in the context of the long-standing trend of government-private cooperation in the introduction and development of new technologies. It also explores the interactive dynamics of weapons procurement and technological change within a large and entrenched bureaucracy and helps lay to rest the persistent myth that the navy resisted the introduction of aviation. The pioneering work of Curtiss and his close ties with Chambers and others helped the navy to define the role of aviation in the years up to and through World War I. The book will relies heavily on primary source materials from a variety of archival collections, including the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Air and Space Museum, and the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum.

In Their Own Words

Author : Fred Erisman
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1557539790
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book In Their Own Words written by Fred Erisman and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Although the women were well known in the profession and widely publicized in the press at the time, they are largely overlooked today. Like Earhart, they wrote extensively about aviation and women’s causes, producing an absorbing record of the life of women fliers during the emergence and peak of the Golden Age of Aviation (1925–1940). Earhart and her contemporaries, however, were only the most recent in a long line of women pilots whose activities reached back to the earliest days of aviation. These women, too, wrote about aviation, speaking out for new and progressive technology and its potential for the advancement of the status of women. With those of their more recent counterparts, their writings form a long, sustained text that documents the maturation of the airplane, aviation, and women’s growing desire for equality in American society. 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. Harriet Quimby (1875–1912), Ruth Law (1887–1970), and the sisters Katherine and Marjorie Stinson (1893–1977; 1896–1975) came to prominence in the years between the Wright brothers and World War I. Earhart (1897–1937), Louise Thaden (1905–1979), and Ruth Nichols (1901–1960) were the voices of women in aviation during the Golden Age of Aviation. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), the only one of the eight who legitimately can be called an artist, bridges the time from her husband’s 1927 flight through the World War II years and the coming of the Space Age. Each of them confronts issues relating to the developing technology and possibilities of aviation. Each speaks to the importance of assimilating aviation into daily life. Each details the part that women might—and should—play in advancing aviation. Each talks about how aviation may enhance women’s participation in contemporary American society, making their works significant documents in the history of American culture.

American Women and Flight since 1940

Author : Deborah G. Douglas
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813182697
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book American Women and Flight since 1940 written by Deborah G. Douglas and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Individual women’s stories enliven almost every page” of this comprehensive illustrated reference, now updated, from the National Air and Space Museum (Technology and Culture). Women run wind tunnel experiments, direct air traffic, and fabricate airplanes. American women have been involved with flight from the beginning. But until 1940, most people believed women could not fly, that Amelia Earhart was an exception to the rule. World War II changed everything. “It is on the record that women can fly as well as men,” stated General Henry H. Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces. Then the question became “Should women fly?” Deborah G. Douglas tells the story of this ongoing debate and its impact on American history. From Jackie Cochran, whose perseverance led to the formation of the Women’s Army Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II to the more recent achievements of Jeannie Flynn, the Air Force’s first woman fighter pilot and Eileen Collins, NASA’s first woman shuttle commander, Douglas introduces a host of determined women who overcame prejudice and became military fliers, airline pilots, and air and space engineers. Not forgotten are stories of flight attendants, air traffic controllers, and mechanics. American Women and Flight since 1940 is a revised and expanded edition of a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reference work. Long considered the single best reference work in the field, this new edition contains extensive new illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.

Flying Above the Glass Ceiling

Author : Nina Anderson
Publisher : Safe Goods
ISBN 13 : 1884820948
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Flying Above the Glass Ceiling written by Nina Anderson and published by Safe Goods. This book was released on 2009 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying Above the Glass Ceiling chronicles the accomplishments of pioneering women flyers and distaff members of the aviation industry from the 1800s to the present, noting their specific struggles because they entered a man's profession! Their personal stories, determination, passion, triumphs, and disappointments provide insight into what kept them moving toward their dream. This book gives hope to everyone who has the qualifications to achieve his or her career goal.

The Bad Boy and the Tomboy

Author : Nicole Nwosu
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241460670
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book The Bad Boy and the Tomboy written by Nicole Nwosu and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irresistible roller coaster of a high school romance, perfect for fans of Beth Reekles and Jenny Han. Macy Anderson is a seventeen-year-old tomboy and captain of her school's soccer team. Sam Cahill is a rich bad boy with a British accent and cocky attitude. Macy tells herself she won't fall for his charm. But as the two get to know each other, and Macy starts uncovering Sam's secrets, she begins to realise keeping that promise to herself is going to be harder than she thought . . .

Harriet Quimby

Author : Leslie Kerr
Publisher : Schiffer + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1507300204
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Harriet Quimby written by Leslie Kerr and published by Schiffer + ORM. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first women to fly, Harriet Quimby paved the way for Amelia Earhart A Victorian-era woman who challenged the mores of her time Quimby was a pioneer in photojournalism, script writing, and fashion design

Tomboy

Author : Lisa Selin Davis
Publisher : Hachette GO
ISBN 13 : 9780316458337
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book Tomboy written by Lisa Selin Davis and published by Hachette GO. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are in the middle of a cultural revolution, where the spectrum of gender and sexual identities is seemingly unlimited. So when author and journalist Lisa Selin Davis's six-year-old daughter first called herself a "tomboy," Davis was hesitant. Her child favored sweatpants and T-shirts over anything pink or princess-themed, just like the sporty, skinned-kneed girls Davis had played with as a kid. But "tomboy" seemed like an outdated word-why use a word with "boy" in it for such girls at all? So was it outdated? In an era where some are throwing elaborate gender reveal parties and others are embracing they/them pronouns, Davis set out to answer that question, and to find out where tomboys fit into our changing understandings of gender. In Tomboy, Davis explores the evolution of tomboyism from a Victorian ideal to a twentyfirst century fashion statement, honoring the girls and women-and those who identify otherwise- who stomp all over archaic gender norms. She highlights the forces that have shifted what we think of as masculine and feminine, delving into everything from clothing to psychology, history to neuroscience, and the connection between tomboyism, gender identity, and sexuality. Above all else, Davis's comprehensive deep-dive inspires us to better appreciate those who defy traditional gender boundaries, and the incredible people they become. Whether you're a grown-up tomboy or raising a gender-rebel of your own, Tomboy is the perfect companion for navigating our cultural shift. It is a celebration of both diversity and those who dare to be different, ultimately revealing how gender nonconformity is a gift.

Flying High

Author : Charles R. Mitchell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738510224
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Flying High written by Charles R. Mitchell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om kvinder involveret i flyvning i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet, enten som piloter eller som ansat på virksomheder, som fremstillede fly. Bogen berette bl.a. om Blanche Stuart Scott, som på et tidspunkt tjenet 5.000 USD om ugen og på et tidspunktkom slemt til skade. Forfatteren fortæller om andre modige kvinder som udsatte liv og lemmer under flyvning, men kom til skade under udfoldelse af andre mere fredelige aktiviteter.

Tomboy

Author : Lisa Selin Davis
Publisher : Legacy Lit
ISBN 13 : 0316458295
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Tomboy written by Lisa Selin Davis and published by Legacy Lit. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author’s viral New York Times op-ed, this heartfelt book is a celebration and exploration of the tomboy phenomenon and the future of girlhood. We are in the middle of a cultural revolution, where the spectrum of gender and sexual identities is seemingly unlimited. So when author and journalist Lisa Selin Davis's six-year-old daughter first called herself a "tomboy," Davis was hesitant. Her child favored sweatpants and T-shirts over anything pink or princess-themed, just like the sporty, skinned-kneed girls Davis had played with as a kid. But "tomboy" seemed like an outdated word—why use a word with "boy" in it for such girls at all? So was it outdated? In an era where some are throwing elaborate gender reveal parties and others are embracing they/them pronouns, Davis set out to answer that question, and to find out where tomboys fit into our changing understandings of gender. In Tomboy, Davis explores the evolution of tomboyism from a Victorian ideal to a twentyfirst century fashion statement, honoring the girls and women—and those who identify otherwise—who stomp all over archaic gender norms. She highlights the forces that have shifted what we think of as masculine and feminine, delving into everything from clothing to psychology, history to neuroscience, and the connection between tomboyism, gender identity, and sexuality. Above all else, Davis's comprehensive deep-dive inspires us to better appreciate those who defy traditional gender boundaries, and the incredible people they become. Whether you're a grown-up tomboy or raising a gender-rebel of your own, Tomboy is the perfect companion for navigating our cultural shift. It is a celebration of both diversity and those who dare to be different, ultimately revealing how gender nonconformity is a gift.

Aviation

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1118 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aviation written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Realizing the Dream of Flight

Author : Virginia Parker Dawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realizing the Dream of Flight written by Virginia Parker Dawson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exuberance

Author : Dolores Hayden
Publisher : Red Hen Press
ISBN 13 : 1597096148
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Exuberance written by Dolores Hayden and published by Red Hen Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take flight with these dazzling persona poems telling the stories of daredevil pilots in the early days of aviation—from the author of American Yard. Daredevil pilots Lincoln Beachey, Betty Scott, Harriet Quimby, Ruth Law, Ormer Locklear, Bessie Coleman, and Clyde Pangborn fly at carnival altitudes to thrill millions of spectators who have never seen an airplane. In a lyrical sequence of persona poems, the pilots in Exuberance wonder how the experience of moving through the air will transform life on the ground. They learn to name the clouds, size up the winds, mix an Aviation Cocktail, perform a strange field landing, and make an emergency jump. “Intoxicated with the history of aviation, Dolores Hayden has written a work of historical imagination that is vocally energetic, psychologically acute, and musically sophisticated. . . . The movement between lyrical speech and historical reflection gives us not only a portrait of the early years of the twentieth century, but a book in which technological advance is given a profoundly human voice.” —Tom Sleigh, poet, dramatist, essayist, author of House of Fact, House of Ruin “Exuberance is the word for this expansive and exciting collection, and also the word for the vanished earliest days of aviation it evokes, when flying was entertainment and adventure, not everyday transportation. Hayden brings to life a rollicking cast of birdmen and birdwomen, showmen and stunt pilots, producers and profiteers—and their entranced audiences and riders too. . . . Hayden’s lush and energetic poems give us earthbound readers, used to shuttling from airport to airport, a sense of what that intoxication must have felt like.” —Katha Pollitt, poet and columnist, author of The Mind-Body Problem

Phoenix Project

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Phoenix Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: