jacqueline cropp cochran. don't you want to know so much more about her. here is this woman who reinvented herself so completely but she is so complex. she was 23 by the time all that happened. of course she's cannot become the fascinating character to dive into and really understand. she is the real forest dumb. no distractions there. she is not really the villain of the story. the story of women in space because jackie was everywhere it was really her story and everyone else kind of comes into and gives it that dynamic. i will put this back up so it continues to burn into your brain. jerry was 25 years younger than jackie. jackie learn to fly in the 1930s. it was rare. it wasn't totally uncommon. in the 30s with the pilot was the celebrities and all celebrities. still names that they know even though what they did by today's standards. it is not a hotshot fighter pilot. postwar they learn to fly as a teenager. in the 1950s when she was an adult it was still really hard for a woman to make a living as a pilot. and she did find a way. she worked in a lot o