Clipped Wings

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4484083Clipped Wingshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/clipped-wings-9781479805808/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3336591/b044afa9-b174-4aa9-9f22-7d682acc65a2.jpg?v=638719056059670000275382MXNNYU PressInStock/Ebooks/This "excellent study" shines a light on Americas pioneering women aviators and their forgotten contributions during WWII ( American Historical Review). During the Second World War, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program was unique among womens auxiliaries. It was made up entirely of women who undertook dangerous missions more commonly associated with men. WASPs challenged the myth of male supremacy by flying the fastest fighter planes and heaviest bombers. They even test-piloted experimental models and developed weapons systems. In Clipped Wings, Molly Merryman draws upon declassified military documents, congressional records, and interviews with WASP veterans to tell the story of these extraordinary women. She examines the social pressures that culminated in their disbandment in 1944even though their services were still needed. And she documents their struggles to gain military status and receive veterans benefits, which they finally did in 1977. In the preface to this reissued edition, Merryman reflects on more recent changes in womens aviation, as NASAs new Artemis program promises to land the first female astronaut on the moon. Updating the story of the WASPs, Merryman reveals that their fight for recognition continues even today....4116575Clipped Wings275382https://www.gandhi.com.mx/clipped-wings-9781479805808/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3336591/b044afa9-b174-4aa9-9f22-7d682acc65a2.jpg?v=638719056059670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781479805808_W3siaWQiOiI1MWUxNmI5ZS0xNmMxLTQxMTMtOTU4NS1hYTE5OGI5ZDM5YmEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM4MiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEwNywic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjoyNzUsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTA2LTI4VDIyOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781479805808_Revives the overlooked stories of pioneering women aviators, who are also featured in the forthcoming documentary film Coming Home: Fight for a LegacyDuring World War II, all branches of the military had womens auxiliaries. Only the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program, however, was made up entirely of women who undertook dangerous missions more commonly associated with and desired by men.Within military hierarchies, the World War II pilot was perceived as the most dashing and desirable of servicemen. "Flyboys" were the daring elite of the United States military. More than the WACs (Army), WAVES (Navy), SPARS (Coast Guard), or Women Marines, the WASPs directly challenged these assumptions of male supremacy in wartime culture. WASPs flew the fastest fighter planes and heaviest bombers; they test-piloted experimental models and worked in the development of weapons systems. Yet the WASPs were the only womens auxiliary within the armed services of World War II that was not militarized.In Clipped Wings, Molly Merryman draws upon military documentsmany of which werent declassified until the 1990scongressional records, and interviews with the women who served as WASPs during World War II to trace the history of the over one thousand pilots who served their country as the first women to fly military planes. She examines the social pressures that culminated in their disbandment in 1944even though a wartime need for their services still existedand documents their struggles and eventual success, in 1977, to gain military status and receive veterans benefits.In the preface to this reissued edition, Merryman reflects on the changes in womens aviation in the past twenty years, as NASAs new Artemis program promises to land the first female astronaut on the moon and African American and lesbian women are among the newest pilot recruits. Updating the story of the WASPs, Merryman reveals that even in the past few years there have been more battles for them to fight and more national recognition for them to receive. At its heart, the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots is not about war or planes; it is a story about persistence and extraordinary achievement. These accomplished women pilots did more than break the barriers of flight; they established a model for equality....(*_*)9781479805808_This excellent study shines a light on Americas pioneering women aviators and their forgotten contributions during WWII (American Historical Review).During the Second World War, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program was unique among womens auxiliaries. It was made up entirely of women who undertook dangerous missions more commonly associated with men. WASPs challenged the myth of male supremacy by flying the fastest fighter planes and heaviest bombers. They even test-piloted experimental models and developed weapons systems.In Clipped Wings, Molly Merryman draws upon declassified military documents, congressional records, and interviews with WASP veterans to tell the story of these extraordinary women. She examines the social pressures that culminated in their disbandment in 1944even though their services were still needed. And she documents their struggles to gain military status and receive veterans benefits, which they finally did in 1977.In the preface to this reissued edition, Merryman reflects on more recent changes in womens aviation, as NASAs new Artemis program promises to land the first female astronaut on the moon. Updating the story of the WASPs, Merryman reveals that their fight for recognition continues even today....(*_*)9781479805808_This "excellent study" shines a light on Americas pioneering women aviators and their forgotten contributions during WWII ( American Historical Review). During the Second World War, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program was unique among womens auxiliaries. It was made up entirely of women who undertook dangerous missions more commonly associated with men. WASPs challenged the myth of male supremacy by flying the fastest fighter planes and heaviest bombers. They even test-piloted experimental models and developed weapons systems. In Clipped Wings, Molly Merryman draws upon declassified military documents, congressional records, and interviews with WASP veterans to tell the story of these extraordinary women. She examines the social pressures that culminated in their disbandment in 1944even though their services were still needed. And she documents their struggles to gain military status and receive veterans benefits, which they finally did in 1977. In the preface to this reissued edition, Merryman reflects on more recent changes in womens aviation, as NASAs new Artemis program promises to land the first female astronaut on the moon. Updating the story of the WASPs, Merryman reveals that their fight for recognition continues even today....9781479805808_NYU Presslibro_electonico_9781479805808_9781479805808Molly MerrymanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-efed0e47-7c1e-400a-ab83-de8bd787f936.epub2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00NYU Press