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From birdwomen to skygirls : American girls' aviation stories

Title
From birdwomen to skygirls : American girls' aviation stories / by Fred Erisman.
Author
Erisman, Fred, 1937-
Publication
Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, c2009.

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Description
xxi, 261 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Aeronautics in literature
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Children's stories, American > History and criticism
  • Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism
  • Children's literature in series > History and criticism
  • Women air pilots in literature
  • Flight attendants in literature
  • Women in aeronautics > United States > History
  • Sex role > United States > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Formula stories and young readers: 1910-1930 -- Birdwomen take to the air: 1905-1915 -- The Earhart era: 1925-1940 -- Amelia's daughters face reality: 1930-1940 -- The stewardess enters the scene: 1930-1945 -- World War II, working women, and aviation: 1940-1960.
Call Number
JFE 10-1628
ISBN
  • 9780875653976 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0875653979 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009006782
OCLC
YBP 2009006782
Author
Erisman, Fred, 1937-
Title
From birdwomen to skygirls : American girls' aviation stories / by Fred Erisman.
Imprint
Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-1628
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