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#Onthisday in 1903, Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas. In 1950, she became the first woman to head a major aircraft corporation. Read more about her story: https://t.co/94Ptjb3fRj #WomenInAviation #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 25, 2019.
Happy 104th Birthday to Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter! As the official hostess for the 1939-1940 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition, she traveled all over the country to promote aviation and the exposition. #WomeninAviation
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1930, Ellen Church began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport (BAT). She pioneered the “stewardess” profession and recruited seven more women for hire. #EllenChurch #avgeek #WomenInAviation
This tweet was posted on May 15, 2019.
Clara Adams was a wealthy widow and able to take part in some of the most important flights in aviation history. Here she is with other passengers waiting to board the inaugural flight of the #PanAmerican Hawaii Clipper in 1936. #womeninaviation #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.
Janet Knight, the first woman to earn a transport license at Mills Field, began flying in 1930. By 1934, she was the owner and operator of the Summit Flying School, which had a base at San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory #WomeninAviation #Aviatrix
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2018.
This postcard circa 1925 depicts tennis being played in the sky on the wings of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane. The back side reads “Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy playing tennis on wings of airplane in flight.” #WomeninAviation
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
In 1938, TWA Eastern Division chief hostess Gladys Entrekin designed a new winter uniform. This linen summer version was issued the following year and was identical except for the colors—cream with a pale blue blouse. #avgeek #WomenInAviation
This tweet was posted on September 19, 2018.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. A pilot based in the SF Bay Area, she was an original charter member of the International Society of Women Pilots (ISWP). #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay
This tweet was posted on August 26, 2018.
In 1930, the British #aviatrix Amy Johnson, who was born #onthisday in 1903, flew the Gipsy Moth G-AAAH solo from England to Australia. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat. #womeninaviation #AviationEvolutions #HBD
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2018.
Happy 103rd Birthday to Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter! She served as the official hostess for the 1939-1940 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition, hired to promote commercial aviation at the Expo and beyond. #WomenInAviation
This tweet was posted on June 13, 2018.
Happy Birthday to #JackieCochran, born #onthisday in 1906. In addition to breaking many aviation records in her day, in 1953 she became the first woman to break the sound barrier. #WomenInAviation
This tweet was posted on May 11, 2018.
In 1930, the British aviatrix Amy Johnson flew the Gipsy Moth G-AAAH solo from England to Australia. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat. #womeninaviation #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on April 04, 2018.