Canadian Women in the Skytraces a century of Canadian women's progress in aviation and space flight. From the first woman to climb on aboard a flying machine as a passenger to a female astronaut's second visit to the International Space Station, these women cracked the sky-blue glass ceiling to achieve their dreams.
Canadian Women in the Skytraces a century of Canadian women's progress in aviation and space flight. From the first woman to climb on aboard a flying machine as a passenger to a female astronaut's second visit to the International Space Station, these women cracked the sky-blue glass ceiling to achieve their dreams.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Elizabeth Gillan Muir has taught Canadian history at University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto. She has written extensively about women in Upper Canada and recently published a history of Riverdale, Toronto. Elizabeth holds degrees from Queen's University, the Harvard Business School, and a PhD from McGill University. She lives in Toronto.
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Contents 1. Foreword by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail 2. Preface 3. Acknowledgements 4. Introduction 5. Before There Were Planes * 1 Up, Up in a Basket 6. The Early Years * 2 Daredevil Female Passengers * 3 The Flying Schoolgirl: Katherine Stinson * 4 It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Madge Graham * 5 The American Influence 7. Dreams Can Come True * 6 Early Pioneers * 7 Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Blades (1928-2012) * 8 In the Captain's Seat: Rosella Bjornson Pratt 8. During the Second World War * 9 Angels in the Clouds: Early Stewardesses * 10 Margaret Fane Rutledge and the Flying Seven * 11 Queen of the Hurricanes: Elsie MacGill * 12 Flying Blind: The ATA 9. New Opportunities * 13 Into the Woods: Bush Pilots * 14 Around the World: Daphne Schiff and Friends * 15 Spies in the Skies: Operation Skywatch * 16 Airplane Gymnastics: The Snowbirds * 17 Over the Rainbow: Female Astronauts 10. Afterword 11. Appendix Milestones in Aviation 12. Notes 13. Bibliography 14. Index
Contents 1. Foreword by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail 2. Preface 3. Acknowledgements 4. Introduction 5. Before There Were Planes * 1 Up, Up in a Basket 6. The Early Years * 2 Daredevil Female Passengers * 3 The Flying Schoolgirl: Katherine Stinson * 4 It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Madge Graham * 5 The American Influence 7. Dreams Can Come True * 6 Early Pioneers * 7 Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Blades (1928-2012) * 8 In the Captain's Seat: Rosella Bjornson Pratt 8. During the Second World War * 9 Angels in the Clouds: Early Stewardesses * 10 Margaret Fane Rutledge and the Flying Seven * 11 Queen of the Hurricanes: Elsie MacGill * 12 Flying Blind: The ATA 9. New Opportunities * 13 Into the Woods: Bush Pilots * 14 Around the World: Daphne Schiff and Friends * 15 Spies in the Skies: Operation Skywatch * 16 Airplane Gymnastics: The Snowbirds * 17 Over the Rainbow: Female Astronauts 10. Afterword 11. Appendix Milestones in Aviation 12. Notes 13. Bibliography 14. Index
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