Women in Aviation - Shire Library

Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart may be the most famous trailblazing women within the world of early aviation, but there were many others. From the Wright brothers' sister Katherine, who was awarded the Légion d'honneur, to Mary, Lady Heath, the first woman to pilot a light aircraft from South Africa to England, the history of aviation is peppered with pioneering women who broke down the barriers of this male-dominated field. This is the story of those female aviators: not only the widely celebrated records of Johnson and Earhart, but also the now lesser-known exploits of those such as Mary, Lady Bailey, who was awarded an OBE in 1930. This essential guide also covers the new opportunities carved out for women during the Second World War, the age of space flight and women's ongoing work in aviation in the modern age of equality.

ISBN:	9781784423636
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint:	Shire Publications
Published date:	27 Jun 2019
DEWEY:	629.1082
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	63
Weight:	146g
Height:	149mm
Width:	209mm
Spine width:	4mm

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