{"product_id":"pauline-gower-pioneering-leader-of-alison-hill-9780750996822","title":"Pauline Gower, Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women","description":"Pauline Gower MBE was the pioneering leader of the Spitfire women during the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gaining her pilot's license at just 18, she set up the first female joyriding business in 1931 with engineer Dorothy Spicer and took 33,000 passengers up for a whirl, clocking up more than 2,000 hours. She went on to lead the inaugural women's section of the Air Transport Auxiliary and achieved equal pay for her women pilots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She enabled them to fly 'Anything to Anywhere', including Hurricanes, Wellingtons and their favorite, the Spitfire. Determined, diplomatic and always fair, Pauline was a clear leader of her time. She died after giving birth, at only 36; a life cut short but one of significant achievements, leaving a lasting legacy for women in aviation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 075099682X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750996822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 5.75w x 0.93d","brand":"Alison Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070808617215,"sku":"9780750996822","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_328fe465-b885-4c7c-b626-9a0fb4195490.jpg?v=1685432453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pauline-gower-pioneering-leader-of-alison-hill-9780750996822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}