Caroline E. Johnson received her PhD in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in spring 2021. Her dissertation, “Clouds Like Glass: The Deterrence and Determination of U.S. Women Airline Transport Pilots,” explored the social and cultural significance of gendered labor in the airline industry during the last three decades of the twentieth century. Her work has been supported by the American Association of University Women and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where she served as a research fellow from 2019-2021. Previously, she worked as a graduate research associate at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in Austin, Texas. She holds bachelor’s degrees in history and anthropology as well as a master’s degree in history from Miami University in Ohio. As the 2021-2023 The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Caroline will be the lead curator for the APS Museum’s 2023 exhibition on women in science.