Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: Louise Thaden: She Beat Amelia Earhart, She Beat the Men, and She Raised the Bar for Women in the Air Forever.
Description: On November 2, 1959, Louise Thaden was reminiscing about her 30 years of setting records when she received a call from the future.
In her twenties, Louise Thaden promised her boss that if he taught her to fly, she would set records. He loved the idea because if a woman could fly on the ragged edge and survive, that would prove that the aviation industry was safe. If it was safe for women, it was safe for everyone.
In this episode you’ll hear Louise tell stories of how she raced and beat Amelia Earhart and the men.Â
...