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Congress Funds Aviation Scholarships for Youth

The Air Force Times reports on April 2, 2019 “Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, this week introduced the Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited Act, which aims to make it easier for all branches of the military to create scholarships for JROTC members to get their private pilot’s licenses.” “Ceiling and Visibility unlimited” or “CAVU”ContinueContinue reading “Congress Funds Aviation Scholarships for Youth”

“Eyes Above the Horizon” and the Legacy Flight Academy

This past weekend marked the second annual “Eyes Above the Horizon” airshow at the historic Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama.  Hundreds of children from across the United States came to see multiple civil and military aircraft ranging from a single-engine Cessna-150s and Beechcraft Texan T-6 all the way to Multi-Engine corporate jets like the Hawker 800 flownContinueContinue reading ““Eyes Above the Horizon” and the Legacy Flight Academy”

Milieux Project’s 🛫 2nd Annual Scholarship drive

“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “what if I fail?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?” – Erin Hanson We’re so excited to announce that we are over halfway to our goal of $1000 to send a girl to Preflight Aviation Camp this summer,ContinueContinue reading “Milieux Project’s 🛫 2nd Annual Scholarship drive”

Women in Aviation Conference – Meeting Tammie Jo Shults

  It was such an honor to not only meet (!) but converse with a real live hero- Tammie Jo Shults, captain of the fated Southwest Airlines flight 1380 that suffered a catastrophic engine failure in flight- at the Women in Aviation International conference (#WAI2019) held in Long Beach, CA!   Milieux Project had previouslyContinueContinue reading “Women in Aviation Conference – Meeting Tammie Jo Shults”

Betty Skelton and her need for speed

While on a trip to Pensacola, FL recently to visit friends, I had time to stop in and visit the Airplane  Discovery Park at the Pensacola Airport.  It’s a neat little place for kids that has a mock runway and tower as well as some plaques about local aviators.  Little did I know what I wasContinueContinue reading “Betty Skelton and her need for speed”

This day in History: Queen Lili’uokalani

A part of US history not often remembered this day in history – Hawaii’s first and last Queen was illegally arrested and held captive the rest of her life by the United States. Despite multiple attempts to convince American interests in the area that Hawaii was a sovereign nation (the first to have central powerContinueContinue reading “This day in History: Queen Lili’uokalani”

Queen Boudica

 Atlas Obscura is one of Milieux’s favorite blogs to read- it is a fantastic source of history and interesting tourist sites.  This article on Queen Boudica and the statue dedicated to her in London, England does not disappoint.  Read more about this amazing example of immense courage and inspiration here.  And if reading is not yourContinueContinue reading “Queen Boudica”

Josephine Baker – French Revolution, WWII and Civil Rights hero

Every day amazing stories about women like Josephine Baker appear in my searches for inspiration. She started out as an entertainer in France, was the most photographed woman in the world, fought in two wars and ended up as a leader in the US Civil Rights movement. Thought I would share her story unique storyContinueContinue reading “Josephine Baker – French Revolution, WWII and Civil Rights hero”

Valentina Tereshkova – First woman in Space and Thoughts for the “Space Force”

  Perhaps you didn’t know, but the record for the first woman in space was not held by an American (gasp!) but a Russian woman the Chicago Tribune dubbed “The Russian Blonde in Space”… even though she wasn’t even blonde. Despite how “modern” we like to think America is, there is still much stereotyping andContinueContinue reading “Valentina Tereshkova – First woman in Space and Thoughts for the “Space Force””

I wonder what 184 mph on a bike is like

Last month, Denise Mueller-Korenek, a 45-year-old American woman and mother of 3, rode a bicycle across the Utah desert at 183.9 mph.  And I thought flying that fast was pretty cool… I don’t know why this didn’t make bigger news – must have taken a lot of heart.  Way to go Denise!  #dreambig #bikelikecrazy #womeninhistory

Autumn Equinox and the Goddess — witchlike

It is time to think of the fall equinox Persephone has descended back to Hades and Lilith influences our emotions again… Today we see an equality of day and night, yet soon the darkness will overtake us. The earth tilts. Persephone descends to the underworld once again, leaving dead crops and barren fields. This isContinueContinue reading “Autumn Equinox and the Goddess — witchlike”

Clara Barton- Fearless Warrior and Angel of the Battlefield

It was this day in history that Clara Barton left her post at the US patent office to join the ranks of the Union Army on the Antietam Battlefield. Her efforts and courage would eventually lead her to establish the United States Red Cross. One of Clara’s observations about war and women was that ifContinueContinue reading “Clara Barton- Fearless Warrior and Angel of the Battlefield”

Tammie Jo Shultz And Chelsey Sullenberger

When flight 1380 from New York made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on 17 April 2018, instincts took over for the seasoned captain and she executed all of her emergency procedures as practiced and memorized.  She was the Captain of the flight, and even though it was a last minute switch she hadContinueContinue reading “Tammie Jo Shultz And Chelsey Sullenberger”

Ada Lovelace: Inventor of the Algorithm

You may not know this, but an auction happened a few weeks ago, 24 July 2018, where the first computer program written in history was bought for $125,000.  That computer program was written by none other than the mother of computer science – Ms. Ada Lovelace.     Ada Lovelace was born in 1815 toContinueContinue reading “Ada Lovelace: Inventor of the Algorithm”

Today in History: The start of the Suffrage Movement

    160 years ago today in 1948,  Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two abolitionists who met at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, organize the first ever women’s rights convention at Wesylan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY.  Together, they led over 300 people on a two-day convention to discuss women’s rights andContinueContinue reading “Today in History: The start of the Suffrage Movement”

WASP Pilot, Helen Wyatt Snapp

I ran into the artist, Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette at the Jacksonville Riverside Arts Market.  He is painting and leading a collection about WASP aircraft and women. This is something I don’t know is being done anywhere else.  Please comment with other resources.  This is definitely worth a look – via WASP Pilot, Helen WyattContinueContinue reading “WASP Pilot, Helen Wyatt Snapp”

Hai Bà Trưng: How Two Sisters Fought off a Dynasty

  In what the west would recognize as 40 AD, Vietnam fell under the rule of a ruthless Chinese governor, To Dinh.  The Trung sisters were daughters of a wealthy military prefect, who enjoyed liberties and training that others did not.  Although the rest of the country suffered poverty and repression under the Chinese rule,ContinueContinue reading “Hai Bà Trưng: How Two Sisters Fought off a Dynasty”