Jacqueline Cochran
The first woman to break the sound barrier and who, at the time of her death, held more speed, altitude and distance records than any other pilot, male or female
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Harriet Quimby
The first American woman to earn a pilot’s license and the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel
Eula Pearl Carter Scott
Scott received her pilot’s license at age 13 in the 1920s
Dr Bessica Raiche
On September 16, 1910, Bessica Faith Curtis Medlar Raiche, M.D., having had no training, made a solo flight in an airplane that she and her husband had built at their home in Mineola, NY. The New York Aeronautical Society presented her an award on October 13 to recognize her as “the nation’s first intentional solo by a woman.”
Blanche Stuart Scott
The first American woman to fly a plane in 1910
Blanche Noyes
Taught how to fly by her husband, she soloed her first plane in February 15, 1929, and earned license in July.
Ellen Church
On May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the world’s first stewardess.
Katharine Wright
Often ignored in the histories, the third Wright sibling was vital to her brothers’ success
Nancy Harkness Love
Her sublime leadership, skill, and tenacity played a critical role in the successful integration of female service pilots.
Jerrie Mock
Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world.