women in aviation
WHEN SHE
TOOK THE SKY
Did you know that a famous opera singer was the first woman to fly high in the sky? Or that in 1998, the first female Emirati pilot took off into the clouds?
Jump into this exciting book, When She Took To The Sky, and discover the amazing stories of 30 women from all over the world who all shared one dream: they wanted to fly.
AVAILABLE IN ARABIC
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
ABOUT THE BOOK
INSIDE
THE BOOK
With every page, you’ll meet a new and inspiring woman, from the daring balloonists of hundreds of years ago to the first women to pilot planes, all the way to the trailblazing women journeying into space today. In this book, you’ll learn about many of these women, including Amelia Earhart, Lotfia Elnadi, Raymonde de Laroche, Aysha Alhameli, Sally Ride, Fiorenza De Bernardi, Rayyanah Barnawi, and many others.
This book is divided into four sections. Each chapter in those sections will tell you about a different heroine of the skies from all over the world:
The first section will reveal the fascinating stories of women before the 1920s. They were the first pioneers who risked their lives and paved the way for all future aviators.
The second section will tell you the stories of some of the most important female pilots from around the world. They not only set amazing records in their countries, but they also became inspirations for women everywhere.
The third section, which is maybe the dearest to me, will introduce the many Arab women pilots who made history in our region and showed us what women are capable of.
The fourth and final section will take us all the way to space, where we will meet those women who journeyed beyond Earth and showed us that the sky is not the limit – only the beginning!
ABOUT THE BOOK
FEATURED
WOMEN INCLUDED
IN THE BOOK
- Élisabeth Thible
- Sophie Blanchard
- Raymonde de Laroche
- Hélène Dutrieu
- Harriet Quimby
- Amelie (Melli) Beese
- Rosina Ferrario
- Amelia Earhart
- Bessie Coleman
- Teresa Di Marzo
- Ruth Nichols
- Jeannette Piccard
- Sarla Thukral
- Florenza De Bernardi
- Ugyen Dema
- Lotfia Elnadi
- Josephine Haddad
- Rosa Mustafa Abdul Khaliq
- Aysha Alhameli
- Azza Al Zakwani
- Hanadi Al-Hindi
- Munira Bu'erki
- Yasmeen Fraidoon
- Al Hajja Othman Bella
- Valentina Tereshkova
- Svetlana Savitskaya
- Sally Ride
- Samantha Cristoforetti
- Rayyanah Barnawl
UPCOMING
UPCOMING EVENTS
AND BOOK SIGNINGS
Date: 03-02-2024
Time: 16:00 – 16:45
Location: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, InterContinental Dubai Festival City
About:
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum will sign copies of her debut children’s book “When She Took to the Sky” at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.
Date: 03-02-2024
Time: 16:00 – 16:45
Location: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, InterContinental Dubai Festival City
About:
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum will launch her debut children’s book “When She Took to the Sky” at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.
BOOK DETAILS
- ISBN:978-9948-76-945-3
- Pages: 88
- Author(s): Mozah Al Maktoum
- Copyright: Text © Mozah Al Maktoum, 2024
Illustration © Nour Haidar 2024 | Rami Tannous
- Year: 2024, Kalimat Group
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Age: 6+
- Available in Arabic and English