Jacqueline Camacho-Ruiz – Author & Speaker
Jacqueline S. Ruiz is a visionary social entrepreneur that has created an enterprise of inspiration. Her keen sense of service coupled with the vision to bring good to the world […]
Lisa M. Bolt Simons – Author & Speaker
Lisa M. Bolt Simons started writing young: letters to her grandparents and the tooth fairy. She’s published more than 40 children’s nonfiction books, four middle grade “choose your path” novels, […]
Sarah Byrn Rickman – Author & Speaker
Sarah Byrn Rickman knew at age 5 she wanted to write books. At 13, she read about Amelia Earhart and wanted to fly. A 20-plus year career in journalism — […]
Sharon “Betty” Preszler – Keynote Speaker
Sharon “Betty” Preszler is an aviation pioneer, hand-picked to be the first woman to fly the F-16 in the United States Air Force. Sharon uses her experiences integrating the F-16 […]
Celebrating Christmas at the Jolly Jamboree
Thank you to all the families who came to celebrate Christmas at the WASP Museum on Saturday, December 10th. You made this Jolly Jamboree so special! We enjoyed every one […]
Dorothy Fulton Slinn WAFS | WASP in the Spotlight 5-4-2022
Dorothy Fulton was born October 14, 1918, in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey to Harry Leroy and Johanna Crystal Jensen Fulton. As a young child, Amelia Earhart was Dorothy’s heroine and […]
Nadine Ramsey 43-W-5 | WASP in the Spotlight 4-29-2022
Nadine Ramsey was born on August 28, 1911, to Nelle and Claude Ramsey. Nelle and Claude settled in Carlyle Illinois and Claude went to work in the oil fields as […]
Betty Heinrich Berkstresser 43-W-4 | WASP in the Spotlight 1-12-2022
Betty was born May 12, 1919, to Rhea and Joseph Heinrich in Houston, Texas. A native Houstonian, she attended Travis and Browning Elementary, James Hogg Middle School, La Porte High […]
Meriem Roby Anderson 44-W-4 | WASP in the Spotlight 11-13-2021
Meriem Lucille Roby was born July 12, 1921, in Eureka, Kansas to E.C. and Leota (Shambaugh) Roby. Her parents were prosperous ranchers and were able to spend the fall and […]
Elizabeth “Betty” Wall Strohfus 44-W-1 | WASP in the Spotlight 3-20-2021
Betty was born in Faribault, Minnesota on November 15, 1919, to Daniel and Julia Anne Wall. She was one of six children in their family. She graduated high school in […]