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AirSpaceAirSpace Revisited: Fly GirlThe Women's Airforce Service Pilots were a huge part of civilian aviation during WWII. Ahead of our new limited series, Home Front, we've brought back our season four episode. Episodes of Home Front start August 14th.On this episode of AirSpace we’re spotlighting the heroic service and enduring legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP. More than 1,000 of these fearless women flew as civilians for the Army Air Forces during World War II. These skilled pilots performed jobs on the home front – ferrying planes, towing targets, transporting personnel – flying almost every type of military aircra...
2025-07-2438 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationSusan Tate Ankeny talks about Chinese American WWII WASP Hazel Ying Lee, the subject of her latest book American FlygirlSend us a textIn this interview with author Susan Tate Ankeny, we talk about her biography of Chinese American WWII Women Air Force Service Pilot, Hazel Ying Lee, American Flygirl, the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for May 2025. Buy the book: https://literaryaviatrix.com/book/american-flygirl/Children's Books about Hazel: https://literaryaviatrix.com/book/the-fearless-flights-of-hazel-ying-lee/https://literaryaviatrix.com/book/skyward-the-story-of-female-pilots-in-wwii/The Blurb: One of WWII’s most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot’s license...
2025-05-1043 min
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast100 Years of Women In The Military (With Great Caller Stories)Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had previously discussed blocking women from military service, though has since backed off on those efforts.On Today's Show:Katherine Sharp Landdeck, professor of history and director of Pioneers Oral History Project at Texas Woman's University and the author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (Crown, 2020), talks about American women in the military over the last century.
2025-04-3020 min
Forbidden HistoryBuilding the Nazi War MachineIn this episode of the Forbidden History podcast we take a look at the dark ambitions of Hans Kammler, whose fingerprints remain on some of the Nazi regime’s most lethal projects, from the development of the V-2 rocket to the construction and operation of concentration camps. Cast List:Nigel Jones: Author & HistorianDr Michael Allen: Author, ‘The Business of Genocide’Dr. Paul Jaskot: Author, ‘The Architecture of Oppression’Dr. Karina Urbach: Author, ‘Go-Betweens for Hitler’Guy Walters: Author & Historian Dr. Katherine S...
2025-04-2238 min
The Donut DolliesBoring Women Have Clean Houses: A Conversation With Dr. Katherine LanddeckIt's part three of our Women's Airforce Service Pilot series and joining us this week is Dr. Katherine Landdeck, author of The Women with Silver Wings. Dr. Kate shares just how she came to tell the story of the WASP, the friendships she forged with some of the war's bravest women, and how the feud between Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love wasn't really a feud at all. We leave no stone unturned in this episode!
2025-04-0253 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationUSA Today best-selling author Heather B. Moore talks about her biographical fiction, Lady Flyer, about WWII WAFS/WASP pilot and leader Nancy Harkness LoveSend us a textIn this interview with USA Today best-selling author, Heather B. Moore, we talk about her biographical fiction of, Lady Flyer, about Nancy Harkness Love, who led the establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron at the beginning of WWII, and whose efforts were both at odds with and in support of Jackie Cochran’s initiative to create the Women Airforce Service Pilots. If you’re in Denver for WAI205, be sure to stop by the Authors Connect Booth from 2-3:30 on Friday to have Heather sign a copy of her book f...
2025-03-2431 minForbidden HistoryHeisenberg and the Atomic BombAs one of their most controversial scientists, Heisenberg was key in the Nazis' efforts to develop an atomic bomb. But how close was he to succeeding?Cast List:Dr Gerhard Rammer: Deutsches TechnikmuseumShalina Patel: Historian Guy Walters: Author and Historian Dr. Mark Walker: Union College, New York Nigel Jones: Author and Historian Dr. Kathryn Olesko: Georgetown UniversityDr. Magnus Brechtken: Leibniz Institute for Contemporary HistoryGunhild Lurås: Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum Dr Kat...
2025-03-1344 minForbidden HistoryNazi Rocket Scientist to NASA Engineer: Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon, but this controversial 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps… Cast List:Dr. Katherine Landdeck: Texas Woman’s University Michael J. Neufeld: The National Air and Space Museum Shalina Patel: Historian Nigel Jones: Author & Historian Guy Walters: Author & Historian Bernd Crabs: Museum KummersdorfMagnus Brechtken: Leibniz Institute for Contemporary HistoryPhilipp Aumann: Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum Stephen War...
2025-01-2340 min
Someone Talked!The Women with Silver Wings Part 2 with Katherine Sharp LanddeckSomeone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.In this episode, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck shares more profiles of World WarII heroines of aviation, from among the 1,100 women who earned their silver wings asWomen Airforce Service Pilots.Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming eventsat dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team atpodcast@dday.org.
2023-08-1654 minSomeone Talked!The Women with Silver Wings Part 1 with Katherine Sharp LanddeckSomeone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.Katherine Sharp Landdeck is an associate professor of history at Texas Woman'sUniversity, home of the WASP archives. She joins the podcast to discuss her book TheWomen with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Woman Airforce ServicePilots of World War II.Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming eventsat dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learnmore, visit VirginiaHumanities.org.Email the...
2023-08-0254 min
The Modern Scholar PodcastWorld War II and the Women with Silver WingsKatherine Sharp Landdeck is a Professor of History at Texas Woman’s University, the home of the WASP archives. A Guggenheim Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where she was a Normandy Scholar and earned her Ph.D. in American History, Landdeck has received numerous awards for her work on the WASP and has appeared as an expert on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS, and the History channel. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Time, as well as in numerous academic and avia...
2023-07-1850 min
Women of the MilitaryThe Women With Silver Wings highlighting the WASP storyMentioned in this episode:The Women with Silver WingsFinal Flight, Final FightConnect with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck:https://twitter.com/katelanddeckSee full show notes here: https://www.airmantomom.com/2023/01/women-air-force-service-pilots/
Resources:Women of the Military Mentorship ProgramGirl's Guide to Military Service available where books are sold. Signed copies of A Girl's Guide to Military ServiceGirl's Guide to the Military Series
2023-03-0737 min
Unsung HistoryThe 6888th Central Postal Directory BattalionOn February 14, 1945, after crossing the Atlantic Ocean and surviving a run-in with a Nazi U-Boat, the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion disembarked the Île-de-France in Glasgow, Scotland. The task awaiting the only all-Black, all-female battalion overseas during World War II was daunting. There were airplane hangars filled with a backlog of millions of pieces of mail sitting in Birmingham, England, addressed from friends and family to service members stationed across Europe. Despite segregation and poor working and living conditions, the Six Triple Eight made quick work of the postal backlog, doing their part...
2022-02-1439 min
Unsung HistoryThe Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War IIFrom September 1942 to December 1944, over 1000 American women served in the war effort as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying 80% of all ferrying missions and delivering 12,652 aircraft of 78 types. They also transported cargo, test flew planes, demoed aircraft that the male pilots were scared to fly, simulated missions, and towed targets for live anti-aircraft artillery practice. The WASP did not fly in combat missions, but their work was dangerous, and 38 were killed in accidents. Even with the enormous contributions they made in World War II, the WASP weren’t recognized as part of the military until decades later when they we...
2021-12-2039 min
普通读者Ep 18. 三八妇女节：女性读物推荐感谢收听“普通读者”。这一期我们做一期三八妇女节特别节目，总结一下以前节目中提到的和女性，女权有关的非虚构和虚构作品，聊一些我们想聊但没有机会聊到的相关作品，还有听众们推荐的女性女权相关的书。时间节点：1:40 三八妇女节小历史3:12 关于女权的非虚构作品14:28 和女性相关的虚构类作品28:30 3月阅读挑战读什么：一本关于在各行各业女性的书40:33 听众投稿提到的书：非虚构：《父权制与资本主义》上野千鹤子《厌女》上野千鹤子《女性的权利》奇玛曼达·恩戈兹·阿迪契《亲爱的安吉维拉》奇玛曼达·恩戈兹·阿迪契《妇女的力量与社会翻转》-- 玛利亚罗莎·达拉·科斯特 / 谢尔玛·詹姆斯《黑箱》伊藤诗织《知晓我姓名》香奈儿·米勒Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life, by Emily NagoskiFeminist City : Claiming Space in a Man-Made World, by Leslie KernFeminism for the 99%: A Manifesto, by Nancy Fraser / Tithi Bhattacharya / Cinzia ArruzzaMy Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg虚构：《野兽派太太》卡罗尔·安·达菲The Other Einstein, by Marie BenedictHamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell《秧歌》 张爱玲《凡尔赛玫瑰》池田理代子Corregidora, by Gayl JonesGirl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo《诗人X》伊丽莎白·阿塞韦多Hurricane Season, by Fernanda MelchorThe Bass Rock, by Evie Wyld《荆棘之城》萨拉·沃特斯《鳄鱼手记》邱妙津Everything Under, by Daisy JohnsonSisters, by Daisy Johnson《卡罗尔》帕特里夏·海史密斯《觉醒》凯特·肖邦《狂乱》萨冈《素食主义者》韩江《钟型罩》希微雅·普拉斯《星辰时刻》克拉丽丝·李斯佩克朵Frankissstein: A Love St...
2021-03-0850 minAirSpaceFly GirlOn this episode of AirSpace we’re spotlighting the heroic service and enduring legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP. More than 1000 of these fearless women flew as civilians for the Army Air Forces during World War II. These skilled pilots performed jobs on the home front – ferrying planes, towing targets, transporting personnel – flying almost every type of military aircraft. Yet despite filling a crucial wartime role, these women weren’t recognized as veterans for more than 30 years. And their campaign to be permitted burial in Arlington National Cemetery lasted even longer. In this episode, we’re welcoming o...
2020-11-1238 min
From Balloons to Drones08: Katherine Sharp Landdeck - Women Pilots in WW2Katherine Sharp Landdeck is here to tell us all about the WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. She's the author of 'The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.' She goes beyond some of the familiar figures like Jackie Cochran and Nancy Love to tell us about other, lesser-known women in the program. And of course, we will talk about Walt Disney, because Brian will find a way!
2020-11-0132 min
The Arik Korman ShowThe Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War IIKatherine Sharp Landdeck, a Guggenheim Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and history professor, talks about how to teach our kids about World War II, shares some personal flying stories, and explores how this time of COVID-19 will fit into history. Professor Landdeck's new book is The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.
2020-08-2821 min
Lori & Julia's Book Club5/21/20: "The Women With Silver Wings" by Katherine Sharp Landdeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-2108 min
Dive Into A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Heart-Pounding.The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Katherine Sharp LanddeckPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391632to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, ...
2020-04-2110h 54Savor This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Katherine Sharp LanddeckPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391632to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, ...
2020-04-2110h 54
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Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, ...
2020-04-2110h 54
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Title: The Women with Silver Wings
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 04-21-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 258 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At 22, Fort had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of a lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground. Still, wh...
2020-04-2110h 53
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Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Computers & Technology
Publisher's Summary:
“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mu...
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Title: The Women with Silver Wings
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 04-21-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 258 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At 22, Fort had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of a lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground. Still, wh...
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Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, ...
2020-04-2110h 54
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryThe Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Katherine Sharp LanddeckPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391632 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Author: Katherine Sharp Landdeck Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: “With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mu...
2020-04-2110 min
Lectures in HistoryWomen During World War IITexas Woman's University professor Katherine Landdeck teaches a class about the ways American women contributed to the war effort during World War II.
2019-01-051h 21
Lectures in HistoryWomen During World War IITexas Woman's University professor Katherine Landdeck teaches a class about the ways American women contributed to the war effort during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-01-051h 23
Mrs. Williams' Greatest HitsWASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 2The duties of the women of the WASP evolved over time, and some of them were quite dangerous. And once the program ended, there were -- and still are -- controversies over whether the women involved should be recognized as military veterans. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
2016-03-2350 minMrs. Williams' Greatest HitsWASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 1The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII was formed to see if women could fly military aircraft, and potentially free up male noncombat pilots to serve in the U.S. armed forces. Our expert guest reveals that there's so much more to the story, though. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
2016-03-2143 min