American women and flight since 1940 / Deborah G. Douglas, with the assistance of Amy E. Foster, Alan D. Meyer, and Lucy B. Young.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-341) and index.

Pt. I. Can Women Fly? American Women in Aviation during World War II -- 1. Students and Teachers, Clubs and Colleges: Women in Civilian Aviation Organizations -- 2. Coffee, Grease, Blueprints, and Rivets: Women at Work in the Aviation Industry -- 3. Daughters of Minerva: Military Women in Aviation -- 4. Nieces of Uncle Sam: The Women's Airforce Service Pilots -- Pt. II. Should Women Fly? American Women in Aviation during the Second Half of the Twentieth Century -- 5. Demobilization and the Postwar Transition: 1945-1949 -- 6. "The Feminine Mystique" and Aviation: The 1950s -- 7. The Impact of the Women's Rights Movement: The 1960s -- 8. Women with the "Right Stuff": The 1970s -- 9. Captains of Industry, Airlines, and the Military: 1980-1992 -- 10. New World Order? 1992-2000 -- Appendices: Statistics for American Women and Flight.