Aviation. Storming the Skies: The Story of Katherine and Marjorie Stinson, Pioneer Women Aviators by Ellen Hopkins.

Wraps, ex-library with usual evidence, otherwise fine. 74 pages including bibliography and name index.  Eight black and white photographic illustrations. Known as the “Flying Schoolgirl,” Katherine Stinson was one of the first licensed female pilots in the United States and became a world-wide celebrity.  Her sister Marjorie shared the skies as a barnstormer and trained Army pilots for World War I.  In 1917, Katherine raised $2 million for the Red Cross through barnstorming around the United States. By 1950, Katherine became the senior aeronautical engineering and acting chief of the Aircraft Division in the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the only woman to hold such a job at the time this book was published. Together they form a significant chapter in the history of flight.  Very scarce. Only six copies cataloged in WorldCat.  Suitable for teens and young adults.