Know that Irene Maude O’Connor Carlberg was a unique femininist of the Greatest Generation.
She redefined and pushed the limits of what a woman could do.
—What if she stood on the wings of a biplane in flight?
—What if she sailed down the frozen Connecticut River holding a sheet?
—What if she designed and made elaborate costumes?
—What if she rode in the basket of a hot air balloon at the ages of 90, 95, and 98?
—What if as a teenager she loved to ride on a motorcycle and in her 60s decided to get her license to drive one?
Read the answers and much more about this amazing woman’s life in The Wing Walker.