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Aug 7, 2018 · Fly Girls is also a great book club pick, as it will facilitate open discussions on various topics related to feminism, historical events and even how some of the same beliefs and prejudices are still in play today, nearly 100 years later.
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Aug 7, 2018 · Fly Girls reads like a heart-stopping novel, but this story is all true—and thoroughly inspiring. Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls Newspapers loved them, of course: lady fliers! But men didn’t want them in their races. Other forces conspired against them too. Storms loomed.
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by American journalist Keith O’Brien chronicles the singular, prolific, and courageous lives of an assortment of women who were key to the origin of aviation science and the advent of flight as a method of personal transportation. For each of the women profiled, the path ahead was never clear; their environments were ...
Aug 13, 2018 · 'Fly Girls' by Keith O'Brien tells the true story of five women pilots in the 1920s determined to compete in risky air races. A 3.5-star book review.
Aug 7, 2018 · Fly Girls is as much about the courageous female pilots as it is about the history of aviation. This meticulously researched and brilliantly written book brings those brave aviators to life. This meticulously researched and brilliantly written book brings those brave aviators to life.
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Fly Girls weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout from Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorcée; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at her blue blood family’s expectations; and Louise Thaden, the young mother of two who got her start selling coal in Wichita.
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Fly Girls Summary & Study Guide. Keith O'Brien. This Study Guide consists of approximately 71 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fly Girls. Print Word PDF. This section contains 743 words (approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page)
