vireogirl's review against another edition
4.0
In the early days of aviation history, women were not very welcome. This is the story of the 5 brave women who changed that. There were more stories about men than I expected but plenty about the women also.
kristaallysa's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting read, telling the stories of many of the women who took to the skies and broke barriers in the early days of aeronautics.
bethanyscottgray's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Well researched and well organized. Great nonfiction book!
danicapage's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I learned a ton. The lives of all five women were interesting. Keith did a great job bringing them to life and crafting an engaging, intriguing story. I read this one when I was supposed to read other books and flew through it. It was written in a very approachable, engaging way.
I read this one because I was obsessed with Amelia Earhart as a kid and because I love feminist history books. This one is another great one. I learned a ton more about Amelia, but I also learned about a ton of other women I hadn't heard about before.
Recommended to fans of aviation history, feminist/women's history, Amelia Earhart, or nonfiction in general.
Love,
Danica Page
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I learned a ton. The lives of all five women were interesting. Keith did a great job bringing them to life and crafting an engaging, intriguing story. I read this one when I was supposed to read other books and flew through it. It was written in a very approachable, engaging way.
I read this one because I was obsessed with Amelia Earhart as a kid and because I love feminist history books. This one is another great one. I learned a ton more about Amelia, but I also learned about a ton of other women I hadn't heard about before.
Recommended to fans of aviation history, feminist/women's history, Amelia Earhart, or nonfiction in general.
Love,
Danica Page
crousecm's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Not the most engaging, lots of gruesome crash details.
bbookly's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.75
2.75/5
Tracing the battle for female participation in the flying progress of the 1920s-1940s, including Amelia Earhart. Thesis of the book is that the accomplishments of the other female fliers has been overshadowed by Earhart‘s disappearance.
Interesting to trace how men and culture fought so hard against women right to fly, but the different stories of the women get mixed, muddled, and are often not so neatly stitched together.
Tracing the battle for female participation in the flying progress of the 1920s-1940s, including Amelia Earhart. Thesis of the book is that the accomplishments of the other female fliers has been overshadowed by Earhart‘s disappearance.
Interesting to trace how men and culture fought so hard against women right to fly, but the different stories of the women get mixed, muddled, and are often not so neatly stitched together.
mokey81's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! What a great read! I loved learning about these amazing women. I read several passages out loud to my husband because they were so interesting (and sometimes horrifying!). I can’t imagine the bravery it must have required to fly in the infancy years of aviation. So. Many. Crashes. And then the sexism! Men crash their planes, that’s just how it goes sometimes. But a woman crashes? Because she was a dainty, menstruating weakling. Ugh. These women were heroes. So glad I chose to read this.