Frances Dias Gustavson applied for the WASPS in 1943. After completing her training at Houston Municipal Airport in Texas, she was assigned to the Love Field in Dallas, Texas. After the war, she competed in the All Women Transcontinental Air Race held by the Ninety-Nines in 1951.
She went to Chicago in late 1912 and became popular aviator Max Lillie’s first female student. Within two months she earned the nation’s 148th pilot’s license, the fourth woman to do so.
The only Native American WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
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
On May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the world’s first stewardess.
One of six Native American women who enlisted in the US Coast Guard SPARS during World War II
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Abedo was among the many who fought back.
Her sublime leadership, skill, and tenacity played a critical role in the successful integration of female service pilots.
Oneida woman who fought in the American Revolution
Though over 400 women served in the Civil War posing as male soldiers, Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the United States Army, while disguised as a man, during the Indian Wars. Williams is also the only known female Buffalo Soldier.