in celebration of women s history month about the women of floyd bennett field we will talk to you a little bit. it s one of the more significant sites in the history of aviation. it is a story that doesn t get told to much anymore, but in its day, the aviators who flew at floyd bennett field during the 1930 s were as big of celebrities as anybody you might think of. you know, you start with the age of charles lindbergh, 1927, and really, right up until world war ii, these folks were advancing aviation technology at an incredible rate. when you think that the first airplane flight was in 1903 with the wright brothers, we are at the dawn of the jet age. we go from a time when it was perfectly common to have biplane wood and fabric airliners to all-mental monoplane airliners capable of crossing the country at 200 miles an hour carrying 22 passengers. that s a leap in just 10 years. it s really quite a remarkable story. the women aviators of that time were very much a part of
you will be hearing from myself and from fellow park ranger diane wolfe. will talk to you a little bit in celebration of women s history month about the women of floyd bennett field we will talk to you a little bit. it s one of the more significant sites in the history of aviation. it is a story that doesn t get told to much anymore, but in its day, the aviators who flew at floyd bennett field during the 1930 s were as big of celebrities as anybody you might think of. you know, you start with the age of charles lindbergh, 1927 and really, right up until world war ii, these folks were advancing aviation technology at an incredible rate. when you think that the first airplane flight was in 1903 with the wright brothers, we are at the dawn of the jet age. we go from a time when it was perfectly common to have biplane wood and fabric airliners to all-mental monoplane airliners capable of crossing the country at 200 miles an hour carrying 22 passengers all-mental. all-metal.
park, which is gateway national recreation area. my name is lincoln hallowell. i m an national park service ranger. you will be hearing from myself and from fellow park ranger diane wolfe. will talk to you a little bit in celebration of women s history month about the women of floyd bennett field we will talk to you a little bit. it s one of the more significant sites in the history of aviation. it is a story that doesn t get told to much anymore, but in its day, the aviators who flew at floyd bennett field during the 1930 s were as big of celebrities as anybody you might think of. you know, you start with the age of charles lindbergh, 1927, and really, right up until world war ii, these folks were advancing aviation technology at an incredible rate. when you think that the first airplane flight was in 1903 with the wright brothers, we are at the dawn of the jet age. we go from a time when it was perfectly common to have biplane wood and fabric airliners to all-metal monopl
booktv susan butler from 1997. ms. butler talked about her, east to the dawn the life of amelia earhart. the book examines her life and times and her marriage to publisher george putnam who promoted his wife s adventures and feeds. ms. butler s book coincided with 100th anniversary of amelia earhart s birth in and the 60th anniversary of her disappearance. this is about an hour. c-span: susan butler, author of east to dawn: the life of amelia earhart, where did you get the title east to dawn ? guest: oh, the title east to the dawn was my h actually my husband s contribution to the book. i had a very trendy title, amelia earhart, an extraordinary woman, and we decided it had to be something really much more interesting, and he came up with east to the dawn, which i thought was brilliant. c-span: what s it mean? guest: well, it means that her major flights were from west to east, and she was on her solo flight across the atlantic flying into the dawn. she was o
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. good morning, everyone. as speaker of the house, it is my privilege to welcome you to statuary hall. as we celebrate an american who personifies the dare, ing and determined spirit of our nation. amelia earhart. on behalf of the congress, thank you all to the leaders who fought so relentlessly for nearly a quarter of a century to ensure that amelia takes her rightful place here in the capitol. now, at this time, please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. of oh oh. oh. oh say time you divided on your life. it was so. maybe there were twilight s last gleaming. whose stripes and rise was through all the power of spite or the we ve all all colored on telly streaming and the rocky o the bombs bursting within get free thrills on all and all for love was still there who said, cause all stars spangled banner god then what the land