In Her Own Wright

Part 3, "The Hazards of Love," focuses on Katharine Wright's late-life romance with Kansas City newspaperman Harry (Henry J.) Haskell, the podcaster’s grandfather and namesake, and the tragic breach it brought about between her and Orville. In the process, it explores the Wright Sister’s enduring importance as an inspirational role model for women in the twenty-first century. Dramatic readings from Katharine's letters are interwoven with the voices of scholars, historians, family members, and other interpreters, who offer their own illuminating perspectives on Katharine and her times.

Part 2, "Katie and 'The Boys,'" shows that Katharine Wright was an indispensable member of the Wright family team. After Wilbur's death in 1912, she was instrumental in helping Orville wind down and ultimately sell the Wright Company. In the process, she steered the surviving Wright Brother into his emeritus role as the elder statesman of American aviation. Dramatic readings from Katharine's letters are interwoven with the voices of scholars, historians, family members, and other interpreters, who offer their own illuminating perspectives on Katharine and her times.

Part 1, "Introducing the Wright Sister," places Katharine Wright in historical context as a trail-blazing feminist and prominent supporter of the women's movement. An international celebrity in her own right, she embodied the worldly, independent, and self-fulfilled New Woman who turned traditional gender roles on their heads at the turn of the twentieth century. Dramatic readings from Katharine's letters are interwoven with the voices of scholars, historians, family members, and other interpreters, who offer their own illuminating perspectives on Katharine and her times.