Episode 53: Sophie And Willa

The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

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🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

No one could have predicted that Sophie Blanchard would become France's leading aeronaut, but she flew higher than any woman before her. Willa Brown was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in America, but her accomplishments didn't end there. In many ways, she deserves credit for the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Also features Red Moon Road's song Sophie Blanchard 1778 (Official Aeronaut of the Empire and Restoration)

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Mick.
0:02.0	I just wanted to point something out really quickly.
0:04.0	It's something fun that I'm going to be doing
0:05.9	on YouTube live on March 3rd.
0:08.2	That is the anniversary of the Kentucky Meach Hour,
0:10.7	which you know is a very special event to me.
0:13.4	I wrote a book about it.
0:14.2	If you don't know what I'm talking about,
0:16.1	it's a really weird event.
0:17.4	I did an episode about it.
0:18.5	It's episode 32.
0:20.9	I think it's called Stranger Things.
0:22.8	I think it's episode 32 or Strange Things.
0:25.1	I would have gotten sued for Stranger Things.
0:27.3	Anyway, I'm going to do a YouTube live reading
0:30.6	and hang out.
0:31.4	It'll be on March 3rd.
0:33.5	So this will be the second year
0:34.7	that we've done a live event around it online.
0:37.4	It'll be at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
0:39.8	And I've got the link on the news section of the website,
0:43.6	thepastandthecurious.com.
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