Women in Aviation - The Early Years
Today, women pilot airplanes for the airline industry, for the military and they even fly rockets into space. They fly in air races, command helicopter mercy flights, and partake in many other flying missions. If asked to name a famous woman aviator, people will generally reply Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran or Sally Ride. It can’t be denied that they are all great and well-known female aviators, but what about those other daring, courageous, and determined women who also broke the boundaries that enabled women to even enter the aviation field
This talk will attempt to bring back those women whose names were also well-known worldwide. Names like Elise Deroche, Blanche Scott, Harriet Quimby, Bessie Coleman, sisters Marjorie and Katherine Stinson, and others. It will describe their determination to enter a field dominated by men, their accomplishments, and their keen skills as the first Women of Aviation.
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- Date: 08 Mar 2017
- Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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- Southwest Research Institute
- P.O. Drawer 28510
- San Antonio, Texas
- United States 78228-0510
- Building: Building 238, Applied Physics
- Room Number: Conference Room 1.102
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- Co-sponsored by viyengar@swri.org
- Starts 27 February 2017 07:00 AM
- Ends 08 March 2017 08:00 AM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Ron Mathis
Women in Aviation - The Early Years
Biography:
Ron Mathis is a Senior Program Manager in the Department of Electromechanical and Optical Systems of the Applied Physics Division at Southwest Research Institute. He is an ardent enthusiast of early aviation, the individuals, their methods and attempts to achieve flight.
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Address:Southwest Research Institute, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, United States, 78228-0510
Ron Mathis
Women in Aviation - The Early Years
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Address:San Antonio, United States