Aviation
Women's Firsts in Aviation
From the first licensed pilot in 1911 to supersonic flight, these women took to the skies when the world said they couldn't.
2 firsts documented
aviation 1911 Who Was the First Woman Pilot? Harriet Quimby First American woman to earn a pilot's license and first woman to fly across the English Channel. Her achievements were overshadowed by the Titanic disaster. aviation 1932 Who Was the First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic? Amelia Earhart Flew solo from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland in 14 hours and 56 minutes despite four mechanical failures, becoming the second person and first woman to cross the Atlantic alone.