Letting Fly: Deborah Wardley, Australia's Trail-Blazing Pilot (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, inscribed by the subject and McKenna; minor stains on the book block.
In the male-dominated skies of 1970s and 1980s Australia, Deborah Wardley dared to claim her place in the cockpit — and the fight she waged to get there changed the face of aviation forever. Letting Fly chronicles the remarkable true story of Australia's pioneering female commercial pilot, whose relentless determination to fly for Ansett Airlines exposed deep-seated gender discrimination and ignited a landmark legal battle that reverberated far beyond the tarmac. Written by Elaine McKenna and Deborah Lawrie, the biography presents an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of a woman who refused to be grounded, tracing her journey from early ambitions to her historic courtroom victory and the skies she ultimately conquered. Beyond the personal triumph, Letting Fly stands as a powerful document of social change, capturing the broader struggle for gender equality in Australian professional life during a transformative era. McKenna and Lawrie write with clarity and conviction, weaving together personal testimony, historical context, and razor-sharp narrative drive to produce a biography that is as much about institutional resistance as it is about individual courage. Published by the esteemed Allen & Unwin, this is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned why the sky should be a limit — and what it truly costs to break through it.
Author: Elaine Mckenna & Deborah Lawrie
Format: Paperback
Published: 1992, Allen & Unwin
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, inscribed by the subject and McKenna; minor stains on the book block.
In the male-dominated skies of 1970s and 1980s Australia, Deborah Wardley dared to claim her place in the cockpit — and the fight she waged to get there changed the face of aviation forever. Letting Fly chronicles the remarkable true story of Australia's pioneering female commercial pilot, whose relentless determination to fly for Ansett Airlines exposed deep-seated gender discrimination and ignited a landmark legal battle that reverberated far beyond the tarmac. Written by Elaine McKenna and Deborah Lawrie, the biography presents an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of a woman who refused to be grounded, tracing her journey from early ambitions to her historic courtroom victory and the skies she ultimately conquered. Beyond the personal triumph, Letting Fly stands as a powerful document of social change, capturing the broader struggle for gender equality in Australian professional life during a transformative era. McKenna and Lawrie write with clarity and conviction, weaving together personal testimony, historical context, and razor-sharp narrative drive to produce a biography that is as much about institutional resistance as it is about individual courage. Published by the esteemed Allen & Unwin, this is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned why the sky should be a limit — and what it truly costs to break through it.