I am president of the womans memorial foundation, im a retired Major General from the army we are at the womans memorial in arlington cemetery. It is the only major memorial that is 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 one, through to the current time in 1996. The memorial is on 4. 2 acres of park service lent. Behind me, you can see the headstone of Arlington National cemetery. That surrounds the park service lent. The memorial is composed of Education Center, the court of valor, a terrace that has glass tablets with quotations about women and buy women. There is a pool where we have ceremonies them, especially on memorial day, for women who have fallen. Theres a line going from the Lincoln Memorial, you can see it as it comes up Memorial Drive with stones. As it goes th
Seeker and has hosted numerous space and science related shows. Among them, nasas unexplained files. She gives talks about space night all over the u. S. And america. Please give a warm welcome to amy teitel. [applause] bring it down to short level. Good morning and thank you for coming out to listen to me talk first thing in the morning for some, including myself. Something weird about hearing your bioread like that. Ill try to live up to everything that was just intention l said about me. Intensely said. I want to start with the brief who here has heard of the story of the socalled mercury 13 . Oh, look at the number of hands, maybe 15 or 20 or sometimes called the first lady astronaut trainees. I dont no way to print my talk so ill read this off my phone. If you dont know the story over the mercury 13 ill explain it later. Basically its the story of everything in 13 women trained for space flight in the 1960s and can do on nasa with the goal of writing the wrong of sexism, analysis
Provider. Amy is with us today courtesy of the aerospace corporation. Amy is a spaceflight historian. Author, youtube or, public speaker, and popular space personality. Not unlike her subjects she is one of the only academically trained young female spaceflight historians writing for a general audience. She runs the beloved log of vintage space hosted by Discover Magazine and to a Youtube Channel with over 3,125,000 subscribers. Shes a regular writer for discovery seeker and has hosted numerous space and science related shows. Among them, nasas unexplained files. She gives talks about spaceflight all over the u. S. And america. Please give a warm welcome to amy title. Bring it down to short level. Thank you for coming to listen to me talk first thing in the morning. Its weird about hearing your bio read like that. Ill try to live up to everything with just i want to start with the brief audience participation about who hasnt heard about mercury 13. Theres like a decent number of hands,
To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. 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. On may 21st, 1932, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh floyd solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome Dorothy Cochrane. She curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and h
The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event. Good evening. Im so glad youve joined us for tonights program to our members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that makes events like this possible. Now is the perfect time to turn off your cellphones or anything else that might make noise 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 north carolina. And Charles Lindbergh became if thirst person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to complete that feat. Dorothy curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. Shes the coauthor of the aviation careers of igor socorsky. She earned her private pilots license in 1884. So now please join me in welcoming dorothy cochran. Well, good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. Its a pleasure to be here. I thank the Smithsonian Asso