Class & Event Types:
Books & MoreAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on June 24, 2025 @ 2:00pm.
- A library card is not required.
Program Description
Event Details
Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.
Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s — and won.
O’Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high‑school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorcee; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue‑blood family’s expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to race against the men — and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest race of all.
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Accommodations
If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.
Sponsored by Friends
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.