Necessary Turbulence with Eileen M. Isola
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we step into a significant chapter in history with Eileen Isola, lead editor of Necessary Turbulence, a book that brings together the stories of 108 women from the first generations of women to enter the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 1976, women entered the U.S. Air Force Academy for the first time. They were stepping into an institution that had been built around men. There was no established roadmap, few women to look to for guidance, and little precedent for ...
In this episode, we step into a significant chapter in history with Eileen Isola, lead editor of Necessary Turbulence, a book that brings together the stories of 108 women from the first generations of women to enter the U.S. Air Force Academy.
In 1976, women entered the U.S. Air Force Academy for the first time. They were stepping into an institution that had been built around men. There was no established roadmap, few women to look to for guidance, and little precedent for what it meant to be a woman in these roles.
Fifty years later, their stories invite us to reflect on the meaning of that journey.
Necessary Turbulence is not simply a story about women in the Air Force. It is a story about women everywhere who have entered workplaces, professions, industries, and leadership spaces where people like them were not traditionally represented.
Join us for this powerful conversation with Eileen Isola and discover the stories behind the necessary turbulence.
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