Olga Custodio
The first Latina U.S. military pilot
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Willa Brown
Brown earned her pilot license in 1938, her commercial license in 1939 and earned her Master Mechanic Certificate in 1935.
Frances Dias Gustavson
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.
Katherine Stinson
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.
Ola Mildred Rexroat
The only Native American WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
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
Ellen Church
On May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the world’s first stewardess.
Mildred Marjorie Cleghorn Womack
One of six Native American women who enlisted in the US Coast Guard SPARS during World War II
Abedo
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Abedo was among the many who fought back.
Nancy Harkness Love
Her sublime leadership, skill, and tenacity played a critical role in the successful integration of female service pilots.