Virginia Durr was a White American advocate for desegregation. As her understanding of and passion for civil rights grew, she became a strong voice for the rights of African Americans. Her close friendships with people such as Rosa Parks and Mary McLeod Bethune helped to shape her perspective.
This book is about a group of people, the Amish, who follow the same rules and customs their ancestors did when they came to America more than three hundred years ago. Even as American society and culture changed, the Amish have held to their simple lifestyle and traditional ways. For the Amish, maintaining their identity within mainstream America has resulted in conflicts because their culture exists within another culture.
The eight women in this book were all discouraged from flying because they were women. But each of them dreamed of flying and was determined to succeed. They found inspiration in a great number of places: family, friends, even people they hardly knew.
These women defied the odds by combining determination, courage, and hard work to make their dream of flight come true.
