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Katherine Sharp Landdeck featured in History Channel D-Day documentary, NPR Air Talk interview

Associate professor of history Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Ph.D., recently took part in A&E's documentary film D-Day: The Untold Stories, which airs on the History Channel this week and will be available online until July 9, 2019. She also was a guest on the NPR 89.3 KPCC (Los Angeles) show Air Talk, taking part in a discussion about D-Day and the Americans who fought in WWII.

TWU Jamison Lecture to feature US Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Kay Granger

U.S. Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Kay Granger will speak at Texas Woman’s University’s fourth annual Jamison Lecture, beginning at 7 p.m., March 21 on the university’s Denton campus. The lecture, titled “Women on the Rise: Reflections on the 2018 Election,” will take place in Margo Jones Performance Hall on Pioneer Circle. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Kate Landdeck interviewed by NBC for story on US Navy's legendary first female jet pilot

Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Ph.D., a historian of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a professor at Texas Woman's University who was friends with Rosemary Mariner, said Mariner's intelligence was one of her signature assets, along with her willingness to assist others in reaching their potential. "She shaped generations of people with that confidence in them and helping them find their path," Landdeck said.