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Book SynopsisThe Rhetorical Arts of Women in Aviation, 19111970: Name It and Take It explores the rhetorical strategies employed by women involved in aviation between 1911 and 1970. It begins with Harriet Quimby, who began writing aviation-themed articles for Frank Leslie''s Weekly in 1911, and ends with Jerrie Cobb, one of the women who underwent a series of rigorous tests in the hopes of becoming an astronaut. Although one chapter is devoted to the correspondence between German pilot Thea Rasche and aviatrix ally Glenn Buffington, the author largely examines how women in the United States have navigated a developing field that at first seemed to welcome their participation, but over time created discriminatory barriers to their advancement. The rhetorics of African American pilots Willa Beatrice Brown and Bessie Coleman are analyzed in terms of both women''s use of the Chicago Defender as a means of publicizing their work in aviation. Topics woven throughout the rhetorical analyses are women''s l
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: General Historical Context and Preview, Literature Review, Discussion of Rhetorical Methodology Chapter 2: Harriet Quimby: Lauded Early American Modernist Feminist Pilot and Rhetor Chapter 3: The 99's Organization and Newsletter as a Rhetorical Force Chapter 4: Bessie Coleman and Willa Beatrice Brown: Exiles in the Skies Chapter 5: Thea Rasche and Glen Buffington: Silences and Influence Chapter 6: Margery Brown: Embodying and Embracing Flight as a Cross-Cultural Rhetorical Tool Chapter 7: Mary Alexander: Motherhood Takes to the Skies Chapter 8: Louise Thaden: (Un)Balancing Family and Flying Chapter 9: Jerrie Cobb: Rhetorically Navigating The Media as a Hopeful Astronaut Candidate
