A woman in space Oct 6, 2009
Jacqueline Cochran being sworn in as a consultant by NASA administrator James E. Webb [From NASA. Information About the Authors. (EurekAlert!)
WWII female pilot to have grave marked at Sharon Center Jul 16, 2009
Cochran (Jacqueline Cochran, who helped found WASP) was given the option to fold the WASP program into the Women's Army Corps (WACS), but she refused to compromise, believing that her pilots would be stuck on the ground. On December 20, 1944, the women pilots packed up their bags and went home. (Kalona News, IA)
Unsung war heroes finally get their due Jun 18, 2009
In the days after the outbreak of the war, Jacqueline Cochran, one of the country's leading female pilots at the time, went to a key general to argue that women would be just as capable pilots as men if they were given the same training. She won the argument, and the program was launched. (CNN -- International)
