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Beverly Weintraub
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, instrument-rated private pilot, author of “Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators.”
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
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 1:13 AM
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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
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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
"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
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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Sign the Petition
Restore the histories of America's servicewomen
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May 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thank you, Fountain Bookshop, for a terrific local author book signing! #wingsofgoldbook #bannedbooks #navalaviation
April 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Thank you to The Flight Deck at Southbridge Airport (3B0) for displaying #wingsofgoldbook!
April 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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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
chng.it
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!
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
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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
Reposted by Beverly Weintraub
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 11:05 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 11:05 PM
Reposted by Beverly Weintraub
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
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
Thank you, Daedalus Flyer magazine, for your review of "Wings of Gold"! #WomensHistoryMonth #navalaviation
March 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I went to check on whether the book I wrote about the Navy's first female fliers, "Wings of Gold." was still listed on the Navy's website. I found this. The histories of six pioneering military pilots erased. This is not ok. #navalaviation #womenshistorymonth
March 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is not okay
March 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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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
Happy birthday, Bessie Coleman!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wckE...
The First Female African American Pilot
YouTube video by Smithsonian Channel
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January 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
OTD in 1973: The Navy’s first civilian female naval aviator candidates report to Women’s Officer School, Newport, RI: Ens. Joellen Drag (Oslund); Ens. Rosemary Merims Conatser (Mariner), who in 1990 will become the 1st woman to command an aviation squadron; Ens. Ana Maria Scott.
January 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
OTD in 1991: Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield begins. Though women are banned from combat, VAQ-34, a tactical electronic warfare squadron commanded by Cmdr. Rosemary Mariner, trains 7 battle groups to prepare male fighter pilots for combat. She is presented with the Meritorious Service Medal.
January 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Seems appropriate for today
January 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM