Class 43-W-1 at Houston Municipal Airport by Julia Lauria-Blum
In November of 1942, twenty-eight of the 29 women accepted into the 319th Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) reported at dawn for training at Houston Municipal Airport in Houston, Texas. […]
Christy Hui – Author & Speaker
“Glass ceilings are made to be flown through!” Christy Hui grew up in China, reading every martial arts novel she could find and dreaming of becoming a martial artist. After […]
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 […]