genre: history
Until I was visiting Kitty Hawk last year and noticed this book in the gift shop, I had no idea that Wilbur and Orville had a sister. How sad is that? And she was SMART, a Latin teacher! She was capable and educated and her life exploded just like theirs did when they because famous. This is a slim book with lots of wonderful photographs from the period and while it is a lot about the brothers (too much so, if I'm honest), it does focus on her life and how it was woven into the Wright family. She was an avid letter writer and a sincerely dedicated sister and daughter. It is sad to think about how limited her options were in the time when she happened to be born a woman, but it's still impressive all that she was able to see and do.
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