In Their Own Words: Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Autor Fred Erismanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2021
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781557539786
ISBN-10: 1557539782
Pagini: 234
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Purdue University Press
Seria Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
ISBN-10: 1557539782
Pagini: 234
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Purdue University Press
Seria Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Notă biografică
Fred Erisman is the Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature Emeritus at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. A specialist in American cultural history, he holds a PhD in American studies from the University of Minnesota. His works include studies of aviation materials, children's literature, science fiction, detective and suspense fiction, and the American West.