From birdwomen to skygirls [electronic resource] : American girls' aviation stories / by Fred Erisman.
Publication details: Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, c2009.Description: xxi, 261 p. : ill., portsISBN:- 9780875653976 (alk. paper)
- 9780875654805 (e-book)
- Aeronautics in literature
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Children's stories, American -- History and criticism
- Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Children's literature in series -- History and criticism
- Women air pilots in literature
- Flight attendants in literature
- Women in aeronautics -- United States -- History
- Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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- PS374.A37 E76 2009eb
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-248) and index.
Formula stories and young readers: 1910-1930 -- Birdwomen take to the air: 1905-1915 -- The Earhart era: 1925-1940 -- Amelia's daughters face reality: 1930-1940 -- The stewardess enters the scene: 1930-1945 -- World War II, working women, and aviation: 1940-1960.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.