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English
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Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tiny Broadwick, a teeny, uneducated mill girl, had big dreams of soaring above the earth, out of poverty, and above expectations. She became the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and her idea for the rip cord paved the way for pilots to safely escape in-flight emergencies. This thrilling biography shows how Tiny's determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy lifted her up to stand tall as a pioneer in flight.
Publisher
FrogWorks.org
Publication Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
A documentary about Elizabeth "Betty Wall" Strohfus, a Faribault, Minnesota resident who learned to fly airplanes and eventually became a WASP during World War II. It covers her family life, how she came to fly, her involvement in the Civil Air Patrol in Faribault, and her eventual move to Texas to become a WASP and her experiences during World War II.