Before Amelia : women pilots in the early days of aviation / Eileen F. Lebow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lebow, Eileen F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women air pilots--Biography.

Women air pilots.

Aeronautics--History.

Aeronautics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Before Amelia is the remarkable story of the worldÆs women pioneer aviators who braved the skies during the early days of flight. While most books have only examined the women aviators of a single country, Eileen Lebow looks at an international spectrum of pilots and their influence on each other. The story begins with Raymonde de Laroche, a French woman who became the first licensed female pilot in 1909. De Laroche, Lydia Zvereva, Melli Beese, Hilda Hewlitt, Harriet Quimby, and the other women pilots profiled here rose above contemporary gender stereotypes and proved their ability to fly the

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 In the Beginning; 2 L' Aéroplane est là!; 3 Vive les Femmes!; 4 den Tragödien unseres Berufes; 5 The Imperial Eagle Sprouts New Wings; 6 The English Catch the Bug; 7 America Gets Wings; 8 Official Bird; 9 A Second Bird Takes to the Air; 10 Star Quality; 11 Superstar II; 12 Little Sister; 13 More Rare Birds; 14 The Challenge Is There; Appendix: The Fliers; Notes on Sources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-302) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-225-6

OCLC:

759859066