Women in Flight

It's National Aviation Month. When most of us think of women aviation pioneers, our knowledge may begin and end with Amelia Earhart. The discovery of Ruth Elder pointed us to an exciting time in aviation history when woman pilots captured the nation’s imagination. Their flights were captured by newsreel cameras and their stories inspired novels. Thousands of people would come to see them fly, even as they often had to face down prejudice and discrimination to even set foot in the cockpit. Ever since journalist and screenwriter Harriet Quimby became the first American woman licensed as a pilot in 1911, many remarkable women have been breaking barriers to find their place in the sky. Toni McKeen will share some of their groundbreaking history.

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