Wife. And, of course, they were very guarded, and these were highlevel military wives, and i dont know, you know, i just told them, you know, that i found a great deal of significance in their story and that i wanted to approach it with a lot of integrity, and i think they knew time was of thes essence. Theyre now in their 70s and 80s, and so, you know, they just had to get onboard x they did. Yeah. And they helped each other sort of feel comfortable, you know . Some women wanted to tell all. Maybe theyd been divorced from their astronaut after the Space Program which was pretty prevalent among the group, and they sort of wanted a little bit of revenge, you know . Like the womens heroic tale. Others were still or very proper were still very proper astronaut wives, and, you know, i just let each woman sort of guide how she wanted to tell her story. I now know you brought a bunch. Of pictures, so i dont know if you want to share some of what you brought to give everyone a what it looks l
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Lecture on the fly girls and what a pleasure it is to welcome a Live Audience once again to dot auditorium. For the first time in almost two years and of course to those of you who are streaming the program tonight, welcome to you as well. Incidentally, ill tell you its our plan at this point subject to change. I need not say subject to change but our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. And you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. Now sponsor for this Evenings Program is one of our oldest chancellors village. Who have been with us for many years . And we are extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. This might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives. As the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. And you can do this by once again going to our website for information on h
But our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. And you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. Now sponsor for this Evenings Program is one of our oldest chancellors village. Who have been with us for many years . And we are extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. This might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives. As the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. And you can do this by once again going to our website for information on how you may contribute. Now speak of this evening is keith obrien author of fly girls subtitled. How five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history. Keith was born in cincinnati and graduated from northwestern university. Heres a former staff writer for both the boston globe and the new Orleans Times picayune. As a newspaper reporte
Good evening, everybody and welcome to tonights. Lecture on the fly girls and what a pleasure it is to welcome a Live Audience once again to dot auditorium. For the first time in almost two years and of course to those of you who are streaming the program tonight, welcome to you as well. Incidentally, ill tell you its our plan at this point subject to change. I need not say subject to change but our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. And you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. Now sponsor for this Evenings Program is one of our oldest chancellors village. Who have been with us for many years . And we are extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. This might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives. As the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. And you can do this by onc