About Janet Irene Atkinson

Janet Irene Atkinson, a native southern Californian, attended U.C.L.A. and Cal State Northridge with degrees in Art History and History. She has taught classes in Art History, California History and Humanities at Cal Slate L.A., Glendale College, Pierce College, Columbia College, and Cal State Stanislaus.

She has written Los Angeles County Historic Directory' in 1988; followed by Gold Rush Tales in 1997; Colorful Men and Women of the Mother Lode in 2002 with a second printing in 2004. Colorful Men, Women & of the Mother Lode followed in 2006 then came Oysters on the Half Shell. In 2013 she released the book Wings of Eagles. Janet has written for the Society of Architectural Historians. Los Angeles magazine, Elan magazine, Treasure, Chispa Historians Quarterly. Central Sierra Seasons magazine and more. Jan was selected by the Sacramento Public Library for Authors 0n The Move 2004-05. She appeared on Jackson television TSPN in 2006. Ms. Atkinson has given talks to clubs, organizations, and many historical societies throughout California.

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Wings of Eagles: My Story by Sari March Schnepf-Terry Jan 28, 2013

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Wings of Eagles is based on my daughter's hand-written journals begun when she was fourteen years of age. It documents her life dream and career devoted to becoming an airline pilot when women were not yet accepted as First Officers for the major airlines.

In 1978 that dream was fulfilled with Sari March Schnepf became the first female First Officer (copilot) for Air New England. Then came a succession of flying for small commuter airlines and finally, in 1981, Sari became the first female pilot hired by Pacific Southwest Airlines among 550 men. She subsequently flew for USAir when that airline merged with PSA.

Sari's husband sent me her journals in 2004, two years after she passed away from Lupus. As an historian I realized how significant my daughter's experiences were at the dawn of this breakthrough for women in the 1980s. We have books written on Amelia Earhart and Sally Ride but neither one of these women were airline pilots. Hence, Wings of Eagles.

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