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The mission of the International Women's Air & Space Museum is to collect, preserve, and showcase the history and culture of women in all areas of aviation & aerospace; educate people of the world about their contributions; and inspire future generations by bringing the history to life. This free museum located in the terminal building of Burke Lakefront Airport celebrates the amazing history of women in aviation & space. Hrubec Aviation Education Center and the Fay Gillis Wells Research Center.
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Time’s running out! Today is the final day to enter for your chance to win four (4!) round trip tickets to anywhere Southwest Airlines flies. It’s not too good to be true…IWASM is fortunate to receive support from Southwest Airlines with proceeds from the raffle going 100% to the museum!
Tickets are $10 per entry. If selected the e-vouchers are valid for one year. Click the link to enter now!
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Why should you join IWASM trustee Melissa Stephenson in supporting the museum as 2022 comes to a close? Turn your volume up to hear what inspires her about the museum! You can be a champion of history by donating today. Your gift ensures IWASM continues its mission to preserve, educate, and inspire countless communities about women in ALL areas of air and space.
Here’s how you can participate:
✈Donate directly by clicking the button below.
🚀Share our social media posts with your networks. Tag us, and your post may appear on our social media stories!
✈️Forward this message to your friends and share WHY YOU SUPPORT IWASM.
🚀Create a social media fundraiser. Click this link to learn how! 🔗https://www.facebook.com/fund/IntlWomensAirSpaceMuseum/
Have questions for the best giving option for you? Call 216-623-1111 to speak with our Executive Director, Sara Fisher anytime. Together we are continuing our work to make women’s stories in air and space accessible to all.
"Museums like the International Women's Air & Space Museum do not simply record history. They instill a sense of wonder and pride in our past, and clearly demonstrate the many possibilities available in life to all current and future generations." -Elizabeth Toedt, Trustee and Executive Vice President
History is happening now, and your contribution to IWASM this ensures that we can do more to engage our communities. We know that it is hard to be what you can't see. Your gift today will be matched by the museum's Board of Trustees dollar for dollar up to $800. Help us exceed that potential $1,600 in the single day of giving. Your gift helps make programs like the WOW STEM Conference, like the image shown, happen. It helps show learners of all ages those who have paved the way for countless opportunities.
To participate in :
✈Click the link to donate: https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
✈Create a social media fundraiser. Click this link to learn how! https://www.facebook.com/fund/IntlWomensAirSpaceMuseum/
When asked what makes the International Women's Air & Space Museum special, Toni Mullee, IWASM Trustee, thinks "IWASM is such a gem in the city of Cleveland yet it's reach is worldwide. This amazing organization preserves and shares the history of women in aviation and aerospace, and truly inspires future generations of females in these fields. It has been my privilege to be a part of this organization for many years and I continue to support its mission and goals knowing how important the museum is to our community and to tomorrow's pilots, astronauts, mechanics, and engineers."
As a global day of generosity, join Toni is supporting IWASM today. is an opportunity to show your support for community organizations and programs. Be a champion for history by contributing to the museum so that we can continue to inspire our vast communities about the roles and opportunities for women in all areas of air and space.
Click the 🔗 now to donate! https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
"The stories and experiences the museum shares is so important to understanding where we are today thanks to trailblazers like Wally Funk. Having had the opportunity to meet Wally, it drove home how important women are to our exploration of space and to advances in aviation. Please join us at the museum to see our new 'Quest for the Stars' exhibit!" - Jena Olsen, Trustee
This , join Jena in supporting the International Women’s Air & Space Museum. With your support, we can continue sharing the countless stories and experiences of women in air and space. Donate now to ensure that these women’s stories aren’t forgotten!
Click to donate: https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
This , we asked a number of our supporters why they continue to include the museum in their giving plans. According to Trustee and Volunteer, Carmella Rosenthal, "I support IWASM for their celebration in the history and accomplishments of women in ALL aspects of aviation and aerospace from engineers to scientists to technicians! It's amazing to know all the different roles that are required to make each flight happen. The education and preservation of the history of women's roles in the aviation and aerospace world is important as women continually break barriers and provide inspiration for future generations to come."
Join Carmella and countless others on this international day of generosity in supporting the work of the International Women's Air & Space Museum! Your gift ensures that the educational programming, exhibits, and outreach of the museum reaches our countless communities.
Donate now by clicking the 🔗: https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
"I support the International Women's Air & Space Museum because I believe that remembering and celebrating the advancements made by women aviators and astronauts will inspire future generations of women to continue to break barriers and blaze new trails." - Billie Geyer, Trustee and Treasurer
Join Billie this by donating to the International Women's Air & Space Museum! Your gift ensures that the museum continues its mission to preserve priceless artifacts, like the one featured here. Tracy Pilurs' mascot, the Pretty Purple Puddy Tat is an iconic feature in the museum's collections. But, it's preservation needs are great. Your gift to the museum helps us secure proper storage materials and treatments to ensure that it continues to share Tracy's amazing story!
🔗Click to donate: https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
Why do I support IWASM? “I volunteer and donate to IWASM because I like to ‘pay it forward’ to youngsters and anyone whom I can share my genuine enthusiasm for the countless women who are featured at the museum. I enjoy helping in all aspects of the museum but I especially like giving tours and fielding questions about women in the space program.” – Marcy Frumker, Space Advisor, Trustee, and Volunteer
This , join Marcy in supporting the International Women’s Air & Space Museum! With your support, we can continue sharing our enthusiasm with the over 17,000 visitors we’ve welcomed so far in 2022. Donate now to ensure that these women’s stories aren’t forgotten!
🔗Click to donate: https://bit.ly/3ATIUw9
Join us as we again participate in the global day of giving: ! Hear from some of our supporters WHY THEY SUPPORT IWASM. You can be a champion of history by donating today. Your gift today will be matched by our Board of Trustees for every dollar up to $800. That is a potential for $1,600 to ensure IWASM continues its mission to preserve, educate, and inspire countless communities about women in ALL areas of air and space.
Here’s how you can participate:
✈Donate directly by clicking the button below.
🚀Share our social media posts with your networks. Tag us, and your post may appear on our social media stories!
✈️Forward this message to your friends and share WHY YOU SUPPORT IWASM.
🚀Create a social media fundraiser. Click this link to learn how! 🔗https://www.facebook.com/fund/IntlWomensAirSpaceMuseum/
Have questions for the best giving option for you? Call 216-623-1111 to speak with our Executive Director, Sara Fisher anytime. Together we are continuing our work to make women’s stories in air and space accessible to all.
The museum offices will be closed the following days to allow our staff and volunteers time to reflect and relax with loved ones. Exhibits will remain open for self-guided tours. The office will reopen on Monday 11/28 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
The museum office will be closed today, November 11, as staff observe Veteran’s Day. Exhibits are still open for self-guided tours, and you can continue to engage in women’s rich history in air and space, and learn about the countless veterans by:
✈️ exploring the online exhibit at https://iwasm.omeka.net/collections
🚀 viewing the growing library of recorded program https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC3-0mNadj65ibNnvtGcU_Lw
The office and gift shop will reopen on Monday, November 14 at 10:00.
Have you read the news? Click the link for your monthly update from the museum! Don't forget to sign up to receive the monthly eBlast directly to your inbox. While you're at it, join us THIS THURSDAY 11/10 for our virtual "Women in the Armed Forces" in honor of Veteran's Day. Click the link ⬇️ to learn more!
🔗https://conta.cc/3G3ujBo
Learn about the next virtual program, Quest for the Stars, Southwest raffle, and more. IWASM Monthly eNews November 2022 Edition Upcoming Events VIRTUAL ONLY Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Time: 6
The museum will be closed Monday, Oct. 31 for the Cleveland Browns game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Regular hours resume Tuesday. Thanks you for your understanding.
The museum will be closed Sunday, Oct. 16 for the Cleveland Browns game against the New England Patriots. Regular hours resume Monday. Thanks you for your understanding.
SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti, Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren & Bob Hines are getting ready to return to Earth after almost 6 months on the International Space Station (ISS). Before leaving, the crew took time to answer questions from media. European Space Agency astronaut Cristoforetti says hello to Cleveland in this video. Stay tuned to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA9UZF-SZoQ and follow their journey home. Undocking from the ISS is now set for Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10:05 a.m. EDT with splashdown off the coast of Florida later that evening at 5:43 p.m. EDT weather permitting. Stay tuned to www.nasa.gov for updates.
The museum will be closed Sunday, Oct. 9 for the Cleveland Browns game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Regular hours resume Monday. Thanks you for your understanding.
We're down to one more day until registration closes for the 2022 WOW STEM Conference! Want to get to know who the mentors are? Check out this video to learn about what inspired them to pursue their career paths! We're also looking forward to welcoming Dr. Deborah Chung, professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as our keynote!
🔗TO REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3y064PW
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Get caught up on all the October news from IWASM! Get your last minute tickets for this week's Dinner w/ a Slice of History, sign up a high schooler for the WOW Conference, and enter for a chance to win 4 roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines!
🔗https://conta.cc/3C4c1g3
Learn about the next Dinner installment, WOW Conference, Southwest raffle, and more. IWASM Monthly eNews October 2022 Edition Upcoming Events When: Friday, October 7, 2022 - TIME'S RUNNING OUT! Time:
Time's running out on securing your spot for these upcoming events at IWASM!
🧬Learn about World War II Aerial Nurse, Rebecca Chan Chung on 10/7.
🔭 Know of a high school girl interested in studying a STEM discipline? Learn about the upcoming WOW STEM Conference on 10/8.
Click the 🔗 to sign up: https://conta.cc/3SyiKp9
Tomorrow's the big day - learn about the third of three women who will be enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame! This is also a special recognition for all of our fellow Ohioans!
Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock – was born in central Ohio in 1925, and from an early age was fascinated with flight. Her passion for aviation carried her to Ohio State University where she became one of the first female aeronautical engineering students. Like many others during her life and since, Mock was inspired by the one and only Amelia Earhart. It was with that drive and determination that Mock set out from Port Columbus Airport on March 19, 1964, to achieve what Earhart never did. After 29 days and almost 22, 860 miles, Mock became the first woman to circumnavigate the world.
When asked by “Air and Space Magazine” 50 years later about her record-setting accomplishment Mock was quoted as saying, "There were women who told me that they flew because of me. I’m glad I did what I did, because I had a wonderful time.”
Tomorrow is the big day - learn about the second of three women who will be enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame!
Margaret Hamilton - was one of the first computer software programmers. After graduating from Earlham College in 1958, she and her husband moved to Boston where she accepted a position at MIT. There she began programming software to predict the weather and did postgraduate work in meteorology. She also worked at MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory providing aeronautical technology for NASA. For her work on the in-flight command and lunar modules of the Apollo missions, she focused on the software to detect system errors and to recover information in a computer crash both of which proved crucial in the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 which landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.
In 2016, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Obama. In an article form that same year, she was quoted that "From [her] own perspective, the software experience itself (designing it, developing it, evolving it, watching it perform and learning from it for future systems) was at least as exciting as the events surrounding the mission. …Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world; there was no choice but to be pioneers.”
Tomorrow is the big day - three women will be enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame! Read on to learn about these remarkable trailblazers and inspirations:
Willa Brown – as a young woman, was inspired by Bessie Coleman’s achievements. Willa became the first African American woman to earn a commercial pilot’s license in the United States in 1937. She was also the only woman in the U.S. to concurrently hold a mechanic’s license and a commercial pilot’s license. She later became the first African-American woman to run for Congress in 1946.
In 1937, she co-founded the National Airmen’s Association of America with Cornelius R. Coffey to promote African American participation in aviation and the Coffey School of Aeronautics in 1938. Willa advocated tirelessly for desegregation in the military, and her school finally became part of the government-funded CPTP, the Civilian Pilot Training Program (later the WTS, War Training Service Program), established to provide the country with enough experienced aviators to improve military preparedness. It allowed for participation of African Americans on a "separate-but-equal" basis. Willa was named federal coordinator for the CPTP in Chicago and, while the Coffey School was not allowed to train pilots for the Army, it was chosen to provide African American trainees for the pilot training program at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. This program led to the creation of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and Willa was directly responsible for training over 200 future Tuskegee Airmen and instructors. Commissioned as a lieutenant, she became the Illinois Civil Air Patrol's African American woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Illinois Civil Air Patrol.
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The countdown has officially begun! We're one week away from Rocket Day 🚀 2022! Plan your visit to IWASM as we have NEW hands-on activities for participants, take-homes, and a wonderful line-up of rocket scientists themselves from NASA Glenn Research Center. Don't miss out on this signature event for our budding space-enthusiasts themselves :) Did we mention that participants will also leave with FREE giveaways for Disney and Pixar's Lightyear?! Click here to register now! https://bit.ly/3xySnre
We’re excited to announce that we’ll have special giveaways to Disney and Pixar's Lightyear at Rocket Day 2022! Visit https://bit.ly/3xySnre to lean more and register for this great event offering hands-on activities, and the history of rocketry!
IWASM is excited to announce, that by popular demand and thanks to Southwest Airlines, we are raffling off 3 (THREE) round-trip tickets to anywhere Southwest flies! Proceeds from the raffle go toward enhancing exhibits, programs, and enabling IWASM to better serve you - our communities! The first drawing will take place July 8, 2022. Get your tickets now by: ✈️ Visiting www.eshop.iwasm.org ✈️ Calling 216-623-1111 during regular office hours ✈️ Stopping by the museum Mon.-Fri. 10-4
Corks on the Concourse looks a little different this year. You now have the opportunity to participate both in person and virtually! A staple at the event every year is our silent auction. Now you can bid on items from anywhere you are online. We'll also have in-person bidding for those who attend the event next Friday. Click the link, to see more items up for grabs! All proceeds go toward providing educational programming for all ages, caring for our unique collections, and all IWASM activities. https://www.biddingowl.com/InternationalWomensAirSpa
Due to some technical difficulties, we didn't live stream the "Never Before Seen Interviews at IWASM w/ Wally Funk of the Mercury 13." But, great news! Check out the video here. Want to be part of our revamp of the Mercury Women exhibit at the museum? Head over to our website (www.iwasm.org) to learn how you, too, can make history!
IT’S PRIME DAAAAAAY! Here’s a quick video to show you how to turn on AmazonSmile in the app. Simply choose IWASM as your charity of choice and turn on the generator. It’s THAT easy. Happy shopping!
#AskACurator Day with Collections Manager Katherine!
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Destination Cleveland has gone digital with their new passports. Simply download the app and follow this quick video to see how to check in. IWASM is a featured stop in the “Free in CLE” passport. Hope to see you soon!
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Southwest Airlines raffle!
Congratulations to Boeing & NASA on the successful landing of the Boeing CST-Starliner capsule in White Sands, NM this morning. In this video from NASA-TV, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams tells the commentator her choice to name this capsule when she will command a future mission in it to the International Space Station. #Calypso
Here’s Nicole Smith, NASA Glenn’s Orion testing manager, speaking about her role in this project when she was interviewed by IWASM’s trustee Marcy Frumker in front of NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft.
The slushie process has begun!
Free Family Day!
Amelia is checking out the earthquake simulator before tonight’s #ThinkandDrink at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. #playlocal #supportlocal #thisiscle
Blue Angels preview
Trial run has begun! Can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for our annual fundraiser!
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It’s official! We added another woman to our space wall! Serena Aunon-Chancellor is the newest female astronaut in space! #nasa #girlpower #stem #sciencerocks
Arrival of the SBD 5
Well...that’s one way to cut a cake!
Saying goodbye to the B-29!
Watching Doc the B-29 takeoff from Burke Lakefront Airport.
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