By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/08/2026congresswomen charlotte reid, patsy mink, and catherine may protesting the meaning of the "members only" sign at the entrance to the us house of representatives gym, 1967 www.tumblr.com/themidcentur... 1312
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/08/2026Hazel Ying Lee was the first Chinese-American to become a pilot and fly for the US army air forces whom she flew for during the second World War. www.tumblr.com/themidcentur... 2598
Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 07/08/2026Hazel was a WASP. In November of 1944 she became one of 38 members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots who gave the ultimate sacrifice to her country. She was 32 when she died due to injuries sustained in the crash of the P-63 fighter she was flying. 031
Marc Reeve @cmraman.geek.org · 07/08/2026She was a WASP - and she died in a crash on a ferry flight when another plane tried to land on the same runway as she was approaching. 0112
