Women Aren't Supposed to Fly

When Harriet Hall Graduated From Medical School In 1970 And Entered The Air Force, She Was In A Distinct Minority. As The Second Woman Ever To Do An Air Force Internship, She Had To Fight For Acceptance. Even A Patient'S 3 Year Old Daughter Proclaimed, "Oh, Daddy! That'S Not A Doctor, That'S A Lady." She Was Refused A Residency, Paid Less Than Her Male Counterparts, Couldn'T Live On Base, And Couldn'T Claim Her Husband As A Dependent Because He Wasn'T A Wife. After Six Years As A General Medical Officer In Franco'S Spain, She Became A Family Practice Specialist And A Flight Surgeon, Doing Everything From Delivering Babies To Flying A B-52. She Earned Her Pilot'S License Despite Being Told "Women Aren'T Supposed To Fly," And Eventually Retired From The Air Force As A Full Colonel. She Is Witness To An Era When Society Was Beginning To Accept Women In Traditionally Male Jobs But Didn'T Entirely Like The Idea Yet. A Somewhat Warped Sense Of Humor Kept Her Afloat, And It Spices The Stories She Tells About Her Own Experiences And The Patients And Colleagues She Encountered.