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Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space

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ISBN-10:: 0874369584
ISBN-13:: 9780874369588
Pub. Date:: 11/19/1998
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Academic

ISBN-10:: 0874369584
ISBN-13:: 9780874369588
Pub. Date:: 11/19/1998
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Academic

Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space

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ISBN-13:	9780874369588
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/19/1998
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.69(d)

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Rosanne Welch is a professional writer .

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Of the books on female aviators, aeronauts, and astronauts currently in print, few match the geographic and chronological scope of this work.” —Library Jourbanal

“Page design is attractive, more than 50 photographs are interspersed throughout, and there is an excellent index. This wonderful addition to the subject fills a niche in the literature. Recommended for public and academic reference collections.” —Choice

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Of the books on female aviators, aeronauts, and astronauts currently in print, few match the geographic and chronological scope of this work. Welch, a former high school teacher and current story editor for the television series Touched By an Angel, has compiled 280 entries covering individuals as well as organizations, events, objects (safety belts/safety harnesses, space shuttles), and places having something to do with women and flight. It is impossible, however, for a work of this sort to be truly comprehensive, and a statement of the criteria used for selection would have been useful. The alphabetically arranged entries vary considerably in length and detail, and cross references are used inconsistently and are occasionally erroneous. Although not an essential purchase, this might find a place in women's studies or aviation collections. (Index not seen.)--Nancy Curtis, Univ. of Maine Lib., Orono

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Compiles some 250 entries on individuals, events, institutions, and organizations related to women in aviation and space. Includes many biographical entries on women aviators throughout the world, numerous b&w photographs chronicling the history of women and their flying machines, coverage of the first black female aviators, and discussions of contemporary problems of women pilots from sexual harrassment to denial of earned promotions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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