Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

摘要

THE BOOK In the 1930s, air racing was a wildly popular spectacle. While men were encouraged to participate, women who wanted to fly the daring cross-country races often experienced discrimination. Fly Girls profiles five women willing to risk their lives to advance the sport: Florence Klingensmith, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, and Louise Thaden.