Last night I was very lucky to be able to host a great event: “The Path to Equality for Women Military Aviators,” featuring two great authors who have new books on the history of women in military aviation. The guests were Eileen Bjorkman, a retired Air Force Colonel and flight test engineer, whose latest book is The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat. With her was Beverly Weintraub, author of Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators.

We had a great and wide-ranging talk about how the barriers against women flying in combat aviation were eventually removed. They had some great and fascinating insights. The event was part of the GE Aviation Adventures series at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Give it a listen on YouTube, and I hope you’re able to tune in for future lectures!