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In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. A pioneer for women in aviation, she was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was an original charter member of the International Society of Women Pilots (ISWP), which was founded in 1978. Image: United Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Gail Gorski, c. 1978. Gift of United Airlines Archives. 1999.047.310
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