November Book Club

Fly Girls,  by: Keith O'Brien 
www.amazon.com/Fly-Girls-Daring-Aviation-History/dp/1328592790/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fly+girls&sr=8-1
Questions: 
*Who were the 5 women who made aviation history in this book? Who was your favorite? 
*What was the result of the womens' air race to Cleveland? Who was the winner? 
*Why did Thaden stop flying (for a time) in 1930?
*What really went on between Amelia Earhart & G.P. Putnam? (His wife filed for a divorce in ch. 12; Earhart was unmarried. {p. 123} ) 
*What did you think of Ruth Nichols, especially after she'd get injured so badly & then turn around to try & fly again? 
*Why did the women get discriminated against so much in aviation? How did the Ninety-Nines gain suffrage in the air eventually? 
*Who was your favorite "fly girl?" Or who did you most closely identify with? (I was a toss-up between Ruth Nichols, stubborn as could be, & Louise Thaden, aviation queen & torn between the sky & being a stay-at-home mom.) 


Quotes/Passages: 
"Thaden had collected $4,600 in winnings-- more than 4 times what the average American woman earned in 1929."

"The Lord is my pilot. I shall not crash. He maketh me fly in clear skies. He leadeth me down to smooth landings. He keepth my charts. Yea, though I fly through the storms & tempests of life, I shall dread no danger." -Blanche Noyes