{"product_id":"lady-daredevils-barbara-ganson-9780252089312","title":"Lady Daredevils: American Women and Early Aviation","description":"Though often restricted as aviators, women helped build a stable aircraft industry that became the envy of the world. Barbara Ganson delves into the lives of the women whose work as test pilots, flight school owner-operators, airport managers, and in other roles impacted and reflected larger trends in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWomen aviators challenged social norms that considered them inept with machinery and incapable of handling early flight's very real dangers. Ganson follows how the New Woman ethos of freedom of movement and career inspired engagement with aviation. Despite resistance, women pushed limits by setting records for speed, altitude, distance, and endurance. The fashions of airwomen, meanwhile, reflected changing attitudes of women toward traditional roles and the pursuit of their career aspirations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformed by interviews and rare archival information, \u003ci\u003eLady Daredevils\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of the pioneering women of early aviation history and reveals their dynamic interactions with social and technological change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Ganson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252089316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252089312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Barbara Ganson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588374475007,"sku":"9780252089312","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lady-daredevils-barbara-ganson-9780252089312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}