[Women of Action 01] • Women Aviators by Gibson, Karen Bush -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Booktitle Copyright Contents Introduction Part I: Pioneers of Aviation

Baroness De Laroche: “Bird Woman” Harriet Quimby: First Woman to Fly across the English Channel Bessie Coleman: Queen Bess Neta Snook: The Woman Who Taught Amelia to Fly

Part II: The Golden Age of Flight

Part III: Wartime and Military Flying

Jacqueline Cochran: Women Pilots Can Make a Difference Violet Cowden: Determined Wasp Valentina Grizodubova: The Soviet Amelia Earhart Hanna Reitsch: The World’s First Female Test Pilot

Part IV: All Part of the Job

Pancho Barnes: Stunt Flyer Extraordinaire Lynn Rippelmeyer and Beverly Burns: Airline Pilot Captains Wally Funk: Air Safety Investigator Patty Wagstaff: Aerobatic Firefighter Ingrid Pedersen: Polar Bush Pilot

Part V: Making a Difference

Ruth Nichols: Relief Wings in Times of Disaster Fay Gillis Wells: Promoting World Friendship through Flying Jennifer Murray: Helicopter Flying for Charity Ida Van Smith: Teaching Children to Fly Jerrie Cobb: Missionary Pilot

Acknowledgments Notes Glossary Bibliography Index