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In five pages this paper examines the participation and contributions of women in aviation from an historical perspective and includes the effects of war on women’s roles, individual female aviation pioneers, public perceptions, and social impacts. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.
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occupations did not seem to alter these roles or perceptions of them in any way, and there was little reason to believe Orville and Wilbur Wrights invention of the airplane
would have any discernible impact either. But while aviation began as an exclusively male profession, their female counterparts were also quite keen on experiencing the friendly skies for themselves.
They were not about to allow gender labeling to limit their flight aspirations. Within seven years after the Wright Brothers first flight, two women had already flown solo
in France (Bilstein, 2001). Then, in 1911, Leslies Weekly writer Harriet Quimby became the first U.S. aviatrix and after becoming an international celebrity she was killed in a barnstorming
accident in 1912 (Bilstein, 2001; House 2006). Other females with stars in their eyes followed Quimbys footsteps including Katherine Stinson, who performed impressive stunt flying for air shows in
1913 (Bilstein, 2001). Later, her sister Marjorie followed in her footsteps, and they along with their mother opened a San Antonio, Texas aviation business in 1915 (House, 2006).
Inspired by Harriet Quimby, Ruth Laws first airplane ride in 1912 led to a pilots license and a 1916 long-distance solo flight record of 512 miles, from Chicago, Illinois to
Hornell, New York (Bilstein, 2001; House, 2006). When America entered the First World War, even though there were a number of qualified female pilots from which to choose, most of
them were either grounded or spent their time in the air dropping volunteer leaflets to the ground (House, 2006). Their greatest impact during World War I was not in
the skies but on the ground (House, 2006). Approximately 3 million women entered the workplace to keep the American economy going, and many of their aviation jobs included clerical
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