Book description
Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to get…
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1 author picked Magnificent Women and Flying Machines as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a lively history of the first 200 years of British women in the sky.
Given that women were largely blocked by a hostile male establishment from participating in commercial and military aviation for most of the 20th century, this is a riveting account of the unconventional women who defied gravity and everything else to get airborne. Marvellous stuff!
From Tracey's list on pioneering aviation.
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