Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation

Aviatrix Classics with guest hosts Dr. Jacque Boyd and Captain Jenny Beatty: I Taught Amelia to Fly by Neta Snook Southern

Liz Booker - Pilot, Writer, Aviation Diversity Advocate Season 4 Episode 15

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Join guest hosts Jacque Boyd, Jenny Beatty, and me as we discuss this out-of-print treasure, Neta Snook Southern’s I Taught Amelia to Fly. Through Neta’s own aviation journey, we get a very special lens into the experiences of aspiring pilots in the U.S. as they pursued their dreams during and after WWI. Her childhood stories emphasize the importance of exposing our girls to science and mechanics as that exposure imbued her with the skills and confidence to not only hold her own in a male dominate world, but endeared her to her peers. Neta also offers us a new and intimate perspective of iconic Amelia Earhart during her formative years as a pilot in training. Since the book is difficult to find, we take you through all of the wonderful and surprising highlights. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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Blue skies, happy reading, and happy listening!

-Liz Booker


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