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From the revolutionary Wasp radial air-cooled aircraft engine in 1925 to the industry-changing technology of today's PurePower Geared Turbofan, Powering the Eagle...Over 90 Years and Counting chronicles the contributions of Pratt & Whitney's women professionals and their inspirational workplace journey as aviation pioneers, innovators & role models, inviting the next generation of inspiring women contributors in aerospace. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft began operation in August 1925 in a spare machine tool factory. Among the earliest company employees were Helen Shockley, Mary Conner, Anna May Reardon, and Marie Wilkinson, the first of numerous inspirational women who have powered the eagle for 90 years. In the 1920s and 1930s, pioneering women aviators flew with power from Pratt & Whitney's reliable Wasp engine.