Women Pilots of Alaska: 37 Interviews and Profiles

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Because the time of its inception, the field of aviation has swiftly grown in both importance and popularity. The acceptance and recognition of women’s participation and achievements on this activity, alternatively, didn’t develop with nearly the similar speed.

The first biographical history of women pilots in Alaska, this work explores the challenges faced by women of Alaska as they pursued roles in aviation—something that had long been regarded as a part of “the men’s world”. Beginning in 1927 with Marvel Crosson and reaching to the present day, 37 adventurous and personal tales are offered, including that of an ultralight flyer, the first woman to develop into U.S. Aerobatic Champion, a parachute jumper, the first woman to fly in a small airplane over the North Pole and an Iditarod dog musher. Questions about why these women chose to fly; where they learned; when they soloed; what it meant to them to develop into a pilot; what challenges they faced in this kind of non-traditional role; and why they chose the skies of Alaska are addressed as these intriguing stories are told.

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