Lecture Description: During World War II more than one thousand American women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in support of the war effort. These pioneering women faced

discrimination from the U.S. military and American society, and because their records were sealed after the war, their contributions to aviation were lost to history for decades. This lecture will 

chronicle the stories of these remarkable pilots who broke barriers and paved the way for future generations of American women to take to the skies.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Amanda Goodheart Parks is a public historian whose work has been featured by the History Channel, awarded by the American Alliance of Museums, and displayed at historic sites

across New England. She earned her Ph.D from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and she specializes in the history of women and gender.