Article describing the historical struggles of women in aviation as far back as the 1920s, including the discrimination and sabotage accounts of female pilots in various derby races across America, as well as the battle against questionable biology standards and prejudice during the time period leading up to the creation of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.
Article describing the historical struggles of women in aviation as far back as the 1920s, including the discrimination and sabotage accounts of female pilots in various derby races across America, as well as the battle against questionable biology standards and prejudice during the time period leading up to the creation of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
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National WASP WWII Museum
Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.
These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.