LEADER 03426nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910808342803321 005 20230721050308.0 010 $a1-283-97204-2 010 $a0-87565-480-0 035 $a(CKB)3240000000068830 035 $a(EBL)1077373 035 $a(OCoLC)821177736 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607192 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11391890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607192 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10582584 035 $a(PQKB)10169952 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1077373 035 $a(OCoLC)762031612 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse7859 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1077373 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10631171 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL428454 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000068830 100 $a20090225d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom birdwomen to skygirls$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican girls' aviation stories /$fby Fred Erisman 210 $aFort Worth, Tex. $cTCU Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87565-397-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-248) and index. 327 $aFormula stories and young readers: 1910-1930 -- Birdwomen take to the air: 1905-1915 -- The Earhart era: 1925-1940 -- Amelia's daughters face reality: 1930-1940 -- The stewardess enters the scene: 1930-1945 -- World War II, working women, and aviation: 1940-1960. 330 $aClose on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. From 1910 until the early 1960's, they exalted flight and painted the airplane as the most modern and adventuresome of machines. Most of the books were directed at boys; however, a substantial number sought a girls' audience. Erisman's account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. It examines the stories of girls who took to the sky, of the sources where authors found their in... 606 $aAeronautics in literature 606 $aAmerican fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChildren's stories, American$xHistory and criticism 606 $aYoung adult fiction, American$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChildren's literature in series$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen air pilots in literature 606 $aFlight attendants in literature 606 $aWomen in aeronautics$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aSex role$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aAeronautics in literature. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChildren's stories, American$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aYoung adult fiction, American$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChildren's literature in series$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen air pilots in literature. 615 0$aFlight attendants in literature. 615 0$aWomen in aeronautics$xHistory. 615 0$aSex role$xHistory 676 $a813/.509356 700 $aErisman$b Fred$f1937-$01170142 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808342803321 996 $aFrom birdwomen to skygirls$94028544 997 $aUNINA