,. 85 years ago this month, a millionaire heart became the first aviator to fly solo from Honolulu Hawaii to oakland california. Of course on may 21st 1932, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean. Her heart was the first person person to repeat that. Dorothy curates the collections between aviation aircraft, flight material and aerial cameras, and the history of women in aviation. She is coauthor of the aviation careers of igor sick or ski, and smithsonian american women. Shes a sauna please join me in welcoming dorothy cochran. Good evening everyone, thank you so much, mike is supposed to beyond right can you hear me now its a pleasure to be here thank the Smithsonian Associates for inviting me as i walked into night i realized i remember being here with some of the people im going to talk about, as i walked in tonight, i realized that i remember to being here with some of the people im going to talk about
That. Nk you for doing Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. 19 32, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, ehrhardt became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator in the Economics Department at the department. Of curates the collections the aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras, in the history of general aviation and women in aviation. She is the coauthor of the aviation careers in an essay on Amelia Earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. She earned her private pilot license in 1994 in as a member of the aircraft owners and Pilot Association and experimental aircraft association. Please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] dorothy good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. I am, it is supposed to be on. Can you hear me now . It is a pleasure t
During the program. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month, Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. 1932,rse on may 21, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, ehrhardt became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator at the department. She curates the collections of the aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. She is the coauthor of the aviation careers as well as an essay on Amelia Earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. She earned her private pilot license in 1994 in as a member of the aircraft owners and Pilot Association and experimental aircraft association. Please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. It is supposed to be on. Can you h
The army and we are at the womens memorial in arlington cemetery. Its the only major memorial thats dedicated to women who served their country. We have over 3 million women who have worn the uniform of the United States. This memorial was dedicated in 1997. Over 40,000 people lined memorial avenue from the bridge to the memorial. Women from world war i through the current times in 1997. The memorial is on 4. 2 acres of park service land. Behind me, though, you can see the head stones of Arlington National cemetery and that surrounds the park service land. The memorial is composed of the Education Center, a court of valor, terrorists that has glass tablets with quotations about women and by women. Theres a pool where we have ceremonies on especially memorial day for women who have fallen. There is a line going from the Lincoln Memorial. You can see it as it comes up Memorial Drive with stones. As it goes through our memorial up to our fountain and through the memorial, there are black
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