Jerri Truhill and Martha Ann Reading Prepare For The Powder Puff Derby
Title
Jerri Truhill and Martha Ann Reading Prepare For The Powder Puff Derby
Subject
Women air pilots -- United States
Air races
Powder Puff Derby
Air races
Powder Puff Derby
Description
Black and white photograph of Martha Ann Reading (laying under wing) and Geraldine "Jerri" Sloan Truhill (squatting next to plane) working on their plane before the 1958 All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, also known as the Powder Puff Derby.
Truhill was one of the thirteen women who passed all of the astronaut tests given at the Lovelace Clinic in 1961, making her a member of the Mercury 13. Reading was the first female Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol. Both women were members of the Texas Ninety-Nines.
Truhill was one of the thirteen women who passed all of the astronaut tests given at the Lovelace Clinic in 1961, making her a member of the Mercury 13. Reading was the first female Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol. Both women were members of the Texas Ninety-Nines.
Source
IWASM Photo Archives
Date
1958
Contributor
Donated by Jerri Truhill
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Photo No. 624
Coverage
San Diego, California
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“Jerri Truhill and Martha Ann Reading Prepare For The Powder Puff Derby,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed May 16, 2025, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1638.