[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]

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Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to the Graduate statue. There are advertisements for Lowe's hardware store on the back of the clipping.

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1 clipping : ill. (some col.) ; 41 x 15 cm.

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Clough, Bill August 17, 2006.

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National WASP WWII Museum

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.

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  • Main Title: [Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]
  • Added Title: WASP Began Legacy of Female Military Pilots
  • Series Title: Eleanor Brown Collection

Description

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to the Graduate statue. There are advertisements for Lowe's hardware store on the back of the clipping.

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1 clipping : ill. (some col.) ; 41 x 15 cm.

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  • "Why Women Can Fly," The Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas, August 17, 2006. pp. 1B-2B

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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.

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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.

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  • August 17, 2006

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  • Nov. 12, 2017, 12:55 a.m.

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Clough, Bill. [Clipping: Why Women Can Fly], clipping, August 17, 2006; Victoria, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth894217/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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