Author Betsy Case and guest Sandra Jeffcoat share Boeing women's stories
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2014--Betsy Case, author of "Trailblazers: The Women of the Boeing Company," will tell stories about the courageous women aviators and engineers who helped make Boeing the great company it is today. Case will be joined by Boeing engineer and technical fellow Sandra Jeffcoat. Their lecture will also pay tribute to the Pacific Northwest "Rosies" who built Boeing bombers during World War II. Case and Jeffcoat will have special stories about the African American Rosies, who came from around the country seeking a new life with a good-paying job in Seattle. The program is at 2:30 p.m. and is free with admission to the Museum. The book signing is free and open to the public after the lecture.
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