Early Women Aviators & the First Women’s Air Derby of 1929 with Victoria Bernal

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on early women aviators and the significance of the First Women’s Air Derby of 1929.

This episode was recorded live during the second, annual, "Women's History in LA Symposium", hosted by The Ebell Institute. The Institute works on building and sharing knowledge of remarkable women of Los Angeles, whose contributions have been omitted from history books and ignored in public spheres. Along with esteemed keynote speakers, distinguished and graduate scholars provide enlightening presentations on various aspects of women’s history in Los Angeles.

People in this episode

Host: The Ebell of Los Angeles

Guest: Victoria Bernal

Topics covered

• women aviators
• women's history
• Los Angeles
• air derby
• symposium

Keywords

• aviation
• women's history
• Los Angeles
• air derby
• Victoria Bernal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ebell Institute

Places: Los Angeles

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