Women with Wings by Mary Cadogan

Women with Wings by Mary Cadogan

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Summary

The achievements of female flyers from 18th-century balloonists to today's astronauts. Fictional images of female flyers are also considered in comic-strips, magazines and books.

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Women with Wings by Mary Cadogan

The achievements of female flyers from 18th-century balloonists to today's astronauts. Women began to pilot airplanes in 1910 and by the 1930s had produced an abundance of record-makers, Amy Johnson, Amelia Earhart, Jean Batten and Beryl Markham. Throughout World War II and after, opportunities grew for women in the air forces, commercially and in space exploration. Fictional images of female flyers are considered in comic-strips, magazines and books, from W.E. John's Woralls to Mills and Boon romances. Generally, fictional aviatrices achieve success more easily than their real-life counterparts, becoming, especially to women, symbols of liberation and feminist achievement.
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ISBN 13 9780333564851
ISBN 10 0333564855
Title Women with Wings
Author Mary Cadogan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1992-04-24
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.