Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Ray primarily discusses her lengthy career in the army and air force. Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Ray briefly discusses being raised by her widowed father, moving frequently around Oklahoma because of his job, attending Oklahoma College for Women and University of Oklahoma, and her brief career in journalism. She primarily discusses her career as an officer in the military from World War Two through the mid-1960s in which she rose from the rank of third officer to a colonel and director of Women in the Air Force. " Ray provides some of the details of her service during World War Two, particularly her duties in Africa and Italy. Of note are her descriptions of traveling overseas in a convey, meeting General Eisenhower, and a plane crash in which several WACs under her command died. She also details her duties at Strategic Air Command (SAC) and for the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). " Other subjects include the integration of women into military service, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Ray's views on women in the military, her concept of service, and her opinions on political and military leadership.