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@SFOMuseum
Instagram Posts Tagged
womeninhistory
This is SFO Museum's archive of the
@SFOMuseum
Instagram account. There are
15 posts
and this is
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Massachusetts native Ruth Law (1887–1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law (1885–1919), a parachutist and stuntman.
This
image
was posted on
August 16, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) was the first woman to fly a hydroplane in the United States.
This
image
was posted on
August 10, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
In 1912, Julia Clark became the third woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This
image
was posted on
August 03, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
Marjorie Stinson (1895–1975) was inspired to learn to fly by her sister Katherine Stinson (1891–1977).
This
image
was posted on
July 26, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
Born in Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891–1977) could not initially find an instructor willing to train her, but ultimately persuaded Max Lillie (1881–1913) of the Wright School to give her lessons.
This
image
was posted on
July 20, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
In 1912, Ohio-born Bernetta Adams Miller (1884–1972) became the fifth woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This
image
was posted on
July 15, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This
image
was posted on
July 06, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
Matilde Moisant was born in Indiana and was the sister of aviators John (1868–1910) and Alfred (1862–1929) Moisant.
This
image
was posted on
June 28, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
One of the earliest female French aviators, Mathilde Franck (1866–1956) was taught to fly by the Farman brothers, Henri (1874–1958) and Maurice (1877–1964), in early 1910.
This
image
was posted on
June 21, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#womeninaviation
In 1910, Blanche Scott (1884–1970) proved her automotive and mechanical skills by becoming the first woman to drive west across the continent from New York to San Francisco.
This
image
was posted on
June 13, 2022
.
#earlywomenaviators
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#womeninhistory
#aviator
#pilot
#Onthisday in 1903, Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas.
This
image
was posted on
September 25, 2019
.
#avgeek
#womeninaviation
#beechcraft
#beech
#womeninhistory
Did you know that Delta Air Lines is named for the Mississippi Delta region where the company first operated?
This
image
was posted on
January 15, 2019
.
#delta
#catherinefitzgerald
#womeninaviation
#avgeek
#aviationhistory
#history
#womeninhistory
#luggagelabel
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