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Bev Weintraub
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and editor. Author of "Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Female Naval Aviators." Executive editor @the74.bsky.social. And I fly airplanes.
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Banned from US gov’t & military websites! This #BannedBooksWeek meet the 1st woman to command an aviation squadron, 1st female Hurricane Hunter, 1st military pilot mom. #wingsofgoldbook in hardcover, ebook & audiobook
October 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thank you, The Ninety-Nines, Inc, International Organization of Women Pilots, for the opportunity to talk about my banned (!) book, #wingsofgoldbook!
July 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New shipment just came in! #wingsofgoldbook still banned from official U.S. websites. Read the stories of 6 pioneering women military pilots that the government doesn’t want you to know about! Available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook.
June 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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"Wings of Gold," my book about the first 6 female naval aviators, and the personal stories of these pioneering women have vanished from gov't websites. Please join the more than 1,100 people who have signed our petition. These histories need to be restored! Please sign and share! chng.it/Z6Yq5mQnzc
June 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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952 signatures and counting! Thank you! If you haven't signed our petition calling for the histories of America's servicewomen to be restored to U.S. government websites, would you please do it now -- and share the link? Thank you!
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Restore the histories of America's servicewomen
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May 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Thank you, Fountain Bookshop, for a terrific local author book signing! #wingsofgoldbook #bannedbooks #navalaviation
April 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thank you to The Flight Deck at Southbridge Airport (3B0) for displaying #wingsofgoldbook!
April 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thank you to the 434 people who have signed so far! If you haven't yet, would you add your name and support restoring the histories of America's dedicated servicewomen? Thank you!
chng.it/Z6Yq5mQnzc
Sign the Petition
Restore the histories of America's servicewomen
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April 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Help restore the histories of America's servicewomen that have been deleted from military websites!
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Restore the histories of America's servicewomen
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Stop by the Fountain Bookshop, 187th St. off Ft. Wash Ave., for a local author book chat and signing next Tuesday, April 22, from 5-7 p.m. I'll be signing copies of my newly banned book, "Wings of Gold." Come support local writers and businesses and your right to read what you wish!
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Help restore the histories of America's servicewomen that have been deleted from military websites!
chng.it/ZkszJ5V4KS
Restore the histories of America's servicewomen
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
OTD in 1974: – Ens. Jane Skiles (O’Dea), earns Wings of Gold. She will become the 1st woman to fly the C-130 Hercules, America's 1st military pilot mom, the Navy’s 1st female flight instructor, and one of the 1st female naval aviators to become a captain and command a squadron. #wingsofgoldbook
April 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Banned! During #WomensHistoryMonth the Navy took down its website for #wingsofgoldbook. Read the stories of 6 pioneering female naval aviators that the military doesn't want you to know about! Available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook #navalaviation
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Thank you, Daedalus Flyer magazine, for your review of "Wings of Gold"! #WomensHistoryMonth #navalaviation
March 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
March 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This #WomensHistoryMonth, meet 6 women who made history. First woman to solo a Navy aircraft. First to command an aviation squadron. First female Hurricane Hunter. First military pilot mom. #wingsofgoldbook available in hardcover, e-book and audiobook.
March 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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OTD in 1970: Ensign Barbara Ann Allen (Rainey) is commissioned in the naval reserve. She will become Female Naval Aviator #1 — the first woman to earn Wings of Gold in U.S. military flight training. #wingsofgoldbook
December 18, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Thank you, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, for showcasing “Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators”!
December 11, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
After a long day of stalking the orange cat in the mirror, clawing at the liquor cabinet and somehow managing to get his collar off
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 AM
First attempt at packing for @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social India conclave
November 16, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Marz says have a lovely weekend, everyone!
November 16, 2024 at 1:29 AM