Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by carolyn in Heroic Women
On the Monday, March 26th Heretics' Hour program, I announced that it was the two-year anniversary of the show. The next day a thoughtful person sent me a poem in honor of my work hosting the The Heretics' Hour. It is such a lovely gesture, and also pretty good word-craft on the author's part, that I don't feel right keeping it hidden just for myself ... so here it is.
Hanna Reitsch is unusual in being a feminine woman who was yet the equal of men in a dangerous male profession – test-piloting new military aircraft. Her love of flying from childhood on, along with her superior intelligence, determination, and ability to withstand tremendous stresses, gave her the edge that allowed her to rise to the top of the aviation world.
The life of Florence Rost Van Tonningen, wife and widow of Dutch economist and military man M.M. Rost van Tonningen, displays the qualities of character, faithfulness and fearlessness that are the hallmark of heroic European women.
Hanna Reitsch is unusual in being a feminine woman who was yet the equal of men in a dangerous male profession – test-piloting new military aircraft. Her love of flying from childhood on, along with her superior intelligence, determination, and ability to withstand tremendous stresses, gave her the edge that allowed her to rise to the top of the aviation world.
