Happy to have this last opportunity this year to meet some of the folks who so patiently waited for me to finish my book on the WASP of WWII. Come say hello in the EAA Wearhouse!
Last chance of the show to talk about the WASP and share their stories. Back into the Hilton Theater at the Museum for this Saturday morning.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the EAA Wearhouse. I’ll be signing copies of my book and would love to hear your stories about the WASP or how they’ve influenced you!
Happy to be back in the Skyscape Theater in the EAA Museum sharing the WASP story and some great pictures of their time in the war and even their time at the EAA. We used to have so much fun together - I’m honored to have the chance to continue to share their stories.
It is a thrill to have my first author’s corner at EAA with the WomenVenture authors. For years I drove various WASP to their own author’s corners - especially Bee Haydu. I am so proud to have a chance to continue to share their story in this way. Hope to see you there!
The new WomenVenture center is on Waukau Avenue - not far from the Tower and just up from the Brown Arch.
I’m happy to be speaking about the Women Airforce Service Pilots in the Hilton Theater at the Museum. Come say hi!
Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck’s presentation of her book, “The Women With Silver Wings,” is the inaugural lecture in the new Women Rising Series.
The WOMEN RISING series is generously sponsored by the Martha Jane Phillips Starr Field of Interest Fund to profile the women who found their place on the world stage during the Truman administration; to reflect on the contributions of women; and to serve as a catalyst for promoting women as activists and leaders.
Keynote Speaker - The Women Airforce Service Pilots: Forgotten Heroines of World War II
Keynote Speaker: Lessons in Perseverance from the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.
The Women Airforce Service Pilots served with the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II and then were promptly forgotten. More than 1,100 women fought for the chance to serve their country and went on to fly every plane the USAAF had. They ferried planes from the factory floor to the coasts so they could be shipped to the men overseas, test-flew aircraft that had been repaired, towed targets behind their planes to train ground gunners—who always used live ammunition—and performed any other domestic flying job the USAAF needed done. Their work was heralded as vital to the war effort. Then, in December 1944, they were sent home. There were enough men available to do their jobs, and the women, including the 38 who died flying for their country, were quickly forgotten. The story of their fight to serve, to fly, and to be remembered, offers lessons in perseverance that continue to inspire.
A discussion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II in celebration of the Lone Star Flight Museum’s new exhibit on the women.
“World War II Unboxed: Things You Didn’t Know”
A conversation with authors Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Kathryn Roe Coker, Robert Mrazek, and Ronna Simmons.
https://www.literaryfestival.org/
VE Day at 75: The Women of World War II. A conversation with authors Katherine Sharp Landdeck (The Women With Silver Wings) and Catherine Grace Katz (The Daughters of Yalta). Moderated by Joy Diaz of Austin’s KUT. Free but must RSVP for link. https://www.texasbookfestival.org/2020-festival-schedule/
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, historian Katherine Landdeck will join us via live video conferencing to discuss her new book about these intrepid aviators, The Women with Silver Wings
https://www.coastalgeorgiahistory.org/date/the-women-with-silver-wings/
Learn more about this event on the Atlanta History Center website.
Watch a recording of this event below:
VIRTUAL EVENT | Katherine Landdeck, The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II in conversation with GPB’s Virginia Prescott
During World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) tested aircraft, ferried new planes across the country, and trained other pilots. These skilled and ambitious flyers supported the troops abroad while combating sexism in the military and society at home. In this live chat, learn about their incredible story and ask questions to historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck Ph.D., author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.
Tune in to the webcast on this page or watch on Facebook Live on the STEM in 30 Facebook page. Be sure to watch the recent STEM in 30 episode on World War II to prepare!
STEM in 30 is the National Air and Space Museum’s webcast series that provides shows and live discussions for middle school students. Tune in every month to share the fascination of aviation and space with your students.
https://airandspace.si.edu/events/air-space-live-chat-women-world-war-ii
Katherine Sharp Landdeck will give a webinar for the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at 7pm CST on August 26th. More information to come.
Katherine Sharp Landdeck will present a webinar on the WASP of World War II for the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia at 6pm Central time, 7pm EST on August 12th.
The annual Airventure at Oshkosh, Wisconsin has been cancelled due to Covid19, but the EAA has put together a series of virtual presentations under the heading of #EAATogether.
Katherine Sharp Landdeck, who has been presenting at EAA for over 20 years, will present on the WASP, including pictures. Sign up here: https://www.eaatogether.org/eaa/event/The_WASP_of_WWII?id=77B4416E20CD49669D62A45E51187B20
Thursday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m., available through June 30
In conversation with Alicia Morgan, Frontiers of Flight Museum
Promotional Partners: Frontiers of Flight Museum and World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
This discussion will be available to ticket holders live at 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 29th with a recording of the conversation available for viewing through July 13th.
TICKET PRICES
One virtual ticket: $10
One ticket + one book: $47.31; this ticket type includes a book and signed bookplate that will be shipped directly to your home. All books sales will benefit the Dallas Museum of Art.
If you are interested in purchasing a book after you view the event, please email us at artsandletterslive@DMA.org or call us at 214-922-1818.
Meg Waite Clayton has invited me to one of her Facebook live chats to talk about The Women With Silver Wings and some of the joys and challenges of writing non-fiction history. Link to come.
Presented by Friends of SMU Libraries, Friends of Highland Park Library and Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Bestselling author Katherine Sharp Landdeck presents The Women with Silver Wings.
Cost – $30, includes signed book.
FREE and open to the public. Book signing to follow.
Books will be sold at the event.
For more information, visit the SMU Libraries website.
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is proud to host author and aviator Katherine Landdeck for a presentation on her book The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, which tells the story of the daring women who became Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
For more information, visit the National WWII Museum website.
Hear about upcoming nonfiction releases from debut and best-selling authors – Kendra Atleework, Workman/Algonquin; Katherine Landdeck, Texas Woman’s University; and Jamie Thompson, Macmillan.
Start planning your TLA 2020 experience today! Download the winter issue of the Texas Library Journal, including the conference program.
For more information, visit the TLA 2020 Conference website.
