Fly Girls : How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History (Hardcover)

from OliviainNJ

If all you know of early aviation is the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart, this is a fascinating book. The author tells the story of the history and rivalries of the men and women who risked their lives to push the development of aeronautics forward in the early 20th century...

from tloeffler

A fascinating history of the female aviation pioneers. Yes, Amelia Earhart is there, but so are several others, and the struggle was real. Parts are very sad (many crashes), and parts are very aggravating. I don't know that I realized how chauvinistic the men could be then (okay, maybe now too). ...

from Allison_Krajewski

Even though I typically stick to Sci-Fi/Fantasy-type reads, I do have eclectic taste, and when I venture out into the wild west of historical nonfiction, I typically really enjoy stories of women defying the odds and making gains in society. I really liked how this book followed many well-known (...

from Loried

This was an interesting history of early aviation, focusing on the women aviators. I enjoyed learning some of the history of this period and how extra challenging it was for these women. The audio recording was well-done, although since there were many characters that the author bounced between, ...

from nmele

This is a fascinating history/biography of the women who pioneered aviation in the 20s, 30s and beyond. Yes, Amelia Earhart is here, but the women whose names are not generally known are as fascinating and led lives equally daring as Earhart did. O'Brien also manages to describe the growth of the...