The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat

The untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who paved the way for flying in combat in 1993 is told in Eileen Bjorkman's book, "The Fly Girls Revolt." The women who fought for change, despite discrimination and anti-feminists, earned their place in history by strengthening the U.S. military and ensuring future women would not be denied opportunities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Permuted Press

The untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who paved the way for flying in combat in 1993 is a captivating tale of resilience and determination. From the first women in the military during World War II to the final push in the 1990s, The Fly Girls Revolt chronicles the actions of a band of women who overcame decades of discrimination and prevailed against bureaucrats, chauvinists, anti-feminists, and even other military women.

Drawing on extensive research, interviews with women who served in the 1970s and 1980s, and her personal experiences in the Air Force, Eileen Bjorkman weaves together a riveting tale of the women who fought for the right to enter combat and be treated as equal partners in the U.S. military.

Although the military had begun training women as aviators in 1973, by a law of Congress, they could not fly in harm's way. Time and again, when a woman graduated at the top of her pilot training class, a less-qualified male pilot was sent to fly a combat aircraft in her place.

Most of the women who fought for change between World War II and today would never fly in combat themselves, but they earned their places in history by strengthening the U.S. military and ensuring future women would not be denied opportunities solely because of their sex.

The Fly Girls Revolt is their story.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781637585948