American aviators

the big five studios of Hollywood's golden age. Women’s role in aviation has been difficult for some but often easy for others. Women in the early 1900s struggled getting the respect from men that they needed to fulfill their love for flying. According to the website historynet, Will Rogers, a movie star and aviator said, “It looks like a powder-puff derby to me” about the biggest women’s air race. There are a few women who started to receive respect from men because they were…

Her journey as an aviator had led to many accomplishments and achievements, including those of which also set world records. Earhart’s daring personality made her known as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to fly over both Atlantic and Pacific. However, it must have been very complicated to do such dangerous expeditions across such large oceans. Of course, she is a person with great intelligence and while piloting, she would never panic. When she knew she had…

Amelia Mary Earhart, born on the 24 July 1897, was an American aviator, author and women's rights activist. She was instrumental in the formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart was the second person and first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Even as a young girl Earhart defied conventional female behaviour. She would climb trees, hunt rats and she kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male orientated…

Flight has always been the dream of men. Since the time of Chinese military kites, mankind has utilized the air as a method of war, exploration, travel, and thrill. Pushed to the side were women. Before 1908, no woman had ever soloed in an airplane. In September of 1908, Thérèse Peltier, a French woman, set that record with a 200 metre flight in a Voison boxwite at Turin, Italy. Two years later, two women in the United States would follow Peltier into the sky: Blaunche Stuart Scott and Bessie…

airplanes that no longer served a purpose. With this different approach for shipping goods came difficulties soon after takeoff, pilots struggling to keep up, find their way, or stay airborne. The beginnings of American airmail started with “experimental air routes” in the year 1911, in which a monoplane was set on a path from Long Island, N.Y. to deliver bags of mail over Mineola, N.Y. where they were dropped at the latter point for a temporary post office to receive.…

Amelia Earhart is an inspiration to women and pilots around the world. Her many accomplishments and life she lived is a model of coming up when the odds are against her. But, what made Amelia such and inspiration? Was it her amazing life growing up or was it her feats and accomplishments? Aviator Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She spent most of her early childhood in the upper-middle class household of her maternal grandparents. Amelia's mother, Amelia "Amy"…

200 awards During her flying career. By 1941 she was one of the worlds most famous pilots. In 1945 Jacqueline Cochran still did compete in a lot of the air races. She became a Test pilot for the Company Lock Head. In 1945 she received a US service Award . Jacqueline helped write a bill that created America's Air force Reserve. She became the First woman member. That was a great accomplishment for her. She finally became a member of the military. She did not accept losing she always had to win.…

was the first women to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean, she's faster than sound. She decided to write First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt asking for a women's flight division. She told Jacqueline that she would send her later to General Arnold. She later got a letter back saying that he didn't think women should be apart of the war. Luckily, in 1941 General Arnold rethought about what she said and asked her if she would travel to England to see the program of the “Wings for Britain”. Wings for…

some people may not agree with my and that's ok. I think bold actions are worth it. If you believe and know your limits. Bold actions are worth it because you can help others and yourself. For example Amelia Earhart made woman stand a little taller. She may not of succeeded at flying around the world solo but she was the first woman to fly. She made women think they could do anything if they worked hard. For this bold action she is known for what she accomplished. Bold actions are worth it…

to do what I so much wanted to do (Quotes by Amelia Earhart, The Official Website of Amelia Earhart)." Earhart’s push for women’s rights and her encouragement for women to follow their dreams makes her a very influential twentieth century figure because she helped woman’s rights become more important and it helped make woman more powerful. Not only did she serve as an activist for women’s rights but she also set many aviation records, impacting the world in a major way. One of her biggest…