Women Who Fly is a tribute to all women and, in particular,
to the ones who fly, who had great influence
in the emancipation of women in a society full of
prejudices against those who want to be more than
daughters, wives and mothers.
In each chapter, the reader is introduced to the
first aviators in twelve different countries to receive
the pilot’s license, some of which had an important
participation in the Second World War.
In a world dominated by men and by the ideal
of masculine courage, those women needed a lot of
strength and determination to overcome obstacles
that were imposed in their way, whether by family
members, superiors, or society itself.