Roaring 20's, Great Depression, and World War I. Women win the right to vote and the war creates new industries and work for women. Goddard launches a rocket and consumerism flourishes. Motion pictures, radio, and electric appliances are common. Autos are mass-produced, airplanes are flying, and Americans become mobile.

This gallery features the daring young women who took to the skies during these joyous and tumultuous times in America. Many assisted the war effort, charted skyways, pursued education, and all furthered American women's opportunities and equality.


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