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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.

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

Eula Pearl Carter Scott

Scott received her pilot’s license at age 13 in the 1920s

Anna Louise Strong

Prolific writer and journalist who brought socialist politics to the mountains when she co-founded Cooperative Campers of the Pacific Northwest in 1916.

Henrietta de Grey

Countess de Grey , political hostess and philanthropist

Wetxuwiis played a significant diplomatic role that led to the opening of trade with white settlers and provided the Corps of Discovery with critical information to help them reach the Columbia River and the Pacific coast.

Clara Lemlich Shavelson

Clara Lemlich Shavelson is known primarily for her part in the 1909 garment workers strike in New York City, often referred to as the Uprising of 20,000.