Education
A native of Berkeley, California, Maggie Gee graduated from the University of California, Berkeley,and attended graduate program at the university in physics.
A native of Berkeley, California, Maggie Gee graduated from the University of California, Berkeley,and attended graduate program at the university in physics.
She was one of two Chinese American women to serve in the organization, the other being Hazel Ying Lee. As a WASP, she helped male pilots train for combat, as female pilots were not allowed to serve in combat at that time. She also ferried military aircraft.
She later worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
She is featured in a number of books, oral history projects, and documentaries. In 2009 a book was written about her life story called Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee, by Marissa Moss.
She also served for many years as a long-time Board member and Treasurer of the Berkeley Democratic Club in Berkeley, California. She has served on the California Democratic Party Executive Board and Asian Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus.
Maggie Gee also served for many decades as an elected member of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, supporting voter registration and fundraising.