When the world believed women too fragile to fly the Atlantic, what drove six aviators to risk everything to prove them wrong?
Join historian Midge Gillies as she presents Atlantic Furies: The Women Who Risked Everything to Be the First to Fly, an astounding exploration of the courageous, rule-breaking female aviators who battled to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane.
Midge will uncover the stories of Elsie Mackay, Lady Anne Savile, Frances Grayson, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, and Mabel Boll. These courageous, rule-breaking aviators risked everything to prove that women could fly the Atlantic. Some had lied to their families in order not to be stopped, others duped the press about their intentions and, ultimately, three lost their lives, but each pushed the boundaries of the possible.
Interviewed by historian and author Clare Mulley, join us for an evening celebrating the bravery, panache, and drive of these trail-blazing aviators, who showed the world that it wasn't just men who could conquer the skies.
"The astounding stories of the first women aviators, who took to the skies in the 1920s—all of them intrepid, determined, and remarkably stylish." Sue Roe, author of Hidden Portraits

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of Atlantic Furies (RRP £25) deliverable to any UK address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 28 January at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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