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Marion Stegeman is really having a field day with her war-time piloting experience. Her story about getting blown off-course is hilarious. As has already been mentioned, the language she uses in these letters is extremely 1940's colorful and seems care-free - which was totally cloying at first to read - which made her last letter seem somewhat sad, as she sounds rather deflated and is obviously fishing for reassurance that she's doing the right thing. The experience of having so much freedom as a pilot along with the constant patriotism-fueled encouragement must have been exhilarating for a lot of women, and work of any kind - particularly if you get to fly - must have been a good distraction from the reality of war. -Erin B | Marion Stegeman is really having a field day with her war-time piloting experience. Her story about getting blown off-course is hilarious. As has already been mentioned, the language she uses in these letters is extremely 1940's colorful and seems care-free - which was totally cloying at first to read - which made her last letter seem somewhat sad, as she sounds rather deflated and is obviously fishing for reassurance that she's doing the right thing. The experience of having so much freedom as a pilot along with the constant patriotism-fueled encouragement must have been exhilarating for a lot of women, and work of any kind - particularly if you get to fly - must have been a good distraction from the reality of war. -Erin B | ||
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| + | I really enjoyed this section, especially the language that Marion used ("smackers" made my day and I may have to use that at some point). I found it interesting that once she felt that she "had" to do something or report to someone in contrast to being a pilot for her own enjoyment, she made the decsion that she wanted to get married. Wouldn't she have to report to her husband at that point? I feel as if she was care-free and almost living in her own personal world, and was out to find personal enjoyment rather than work, which was a different way of looking at things than the previous excerts that we have read. Most of the women that we have read are looking for work for extra spending money (or survival money during the Depression) and if they enjoy it then its a bonus, whereas Marion is looking for enjoyment first. --jmarshal | ||
==Photos taken during WWII by Esther Bubley== | ==Photos taken during WWII by Esther Bubley== | ||
