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Women in Air and Space Compiled by Caroline Miniscule A database - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - of female pilots and astronauts referenced in books.   Web thethunderchild.com P to T: Female pilots and astronauts and the books which reference them In Memorium - A B - E F - J K - O P - T U - Z Go to the Complete Pilot and Astronaut Bibliography (including books that don't cite women) Person Notes Bibliography Pallier, Jeanne French pilot #1012, Sept 6, 1912 Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Parsons, Geneve Shaffer American pilot/balloonist Indulged only briefly, as her mother didn't want her to fly Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Paulus, K@auml;thchen German pilot Also ballonist and parachute jumper Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Peltier, Therese French pilot Unlicensed Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Picard, Gaetane French Pilot. Awarded license #1653 from the Aero Club of France, on July 10, 1914. Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Pierce, Dorothy Rice American Pilot. #561. Aug 23, 1916 Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Plagino, Helene de French Pilot. Awarded license #1399 from the Aero Club of France, on June 4, 1913. Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Poitevin, ? (Madame) Professional parachutist. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Quimby, Harriet American pilot. Women of the Wind: Early Women Aviatiors, Wanda Langley, 2006, Morgan Reynolds. Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Women With Wings, Jacqueline McLean, 2001, The Oliver Press Women Explorers of the Air, Margo McLoone, 2000, Capstone Press Raische, Bessica officially termed the first female aviator in the US Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Rasche, Thea German pilot, participant in first Powderpuff Derby. East To The Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart, by Susan Butler. 1997. Addison-Wesley. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Rees, Rosemary British pilot. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Reichardt, Wilhelmine German balloonist. Wife of German balloonist Gottfried Reichardt The Aeronauts, Donald Dale Jackson et al, 1980, Time-Life Books Reitsch, Hannah German test-pilot during WWII. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Resnick, Judith A. An American astronaut who died at the age of 36 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the mission STS-51-L. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 They Had A Dream: The Story of African-American Astronauts, J. Alfred Phelps, 2004, Presidio Press Richer, Marthe French Pilot. B. April 15, 1899. D. 1982. Awarded license #1369 from the Aero Club of France, on June 4, 1913. Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Richey, Helen American pilot. Committed suicide in 1947, despondent that despite her pilot during WWII, the doors of commercial aviation were closed to her. Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Ride, Sally K. The first American woman to reach outer space, in 1983. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). She was married for a time to NASA Astronaut Steve Hawley. Not a pilot. Included as an astronaut. Websites Sally Ride Science The Mercury 13, Martha Ackmann, 2003. Random House Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space. Carolyn Blacknall. 1984. Dillon Press. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space, Carole Ann Camp, 1997. Enslow Publishers Sally Ride: A Space Biography. Barbara Kramer. 1998. Enslow Publishers. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead They Had A Dream: The Story of African-American Astronauts, J. Alfred Phelps, 2004, Presidio Press To Space and Back. Sally Ride with Susan Okie. 1986. Lee & Shepard. Voyager, Sally Ride with Tom O'Shaughnessy. 1992. Crown American Heroes of Exploration and Flight, Anne Schraff, 1996, Enslow Publishers, Inc. Women Aviators, Lisa Yount, 1995, Facts on File Rippelmeyer, Lynn first female captain of a Boeing 747, 1984. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Roth, Sylvia Invited to but did not participate in the Mercury testing. The Mercury 13, Martha Ackmann, 2002, Random House Roy, Gladys American wingwalker. Hit and killed by a propeller on the ground. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Russell, Mary du Caurroy Tribe (Duchess of Bedford) British aristocrat and pilot. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Sage, Leitia Balloonist. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Samsonova, Helena P. Russian pilot 4th Russian woman to earn a pilot's license. #167, August 25, 1913. Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Savitskaya, Svetlana A Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. She is the daughter of a Soviet military commander Yevgeniy Savitskiy Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Star-Crossed Orbits, James Oberg, McGraw Hill, 2002 Scott, Blanche Stuart American pilot b. April 8, 1891. d. Jan 13, 1970. Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Women With Wings, Jacqueline McLean, 2001, The Oliver Press Scott, Sheila British pilot. First female pilot to fly around the world by the longest possible route. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Seddon, Margaret Rhea A former astronaut, she is married to Former Astronaut Robert L. Gibson of Cooperstown, New York with three children. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Seidell, Florence American Pilot. #258. Aug 20, 1913 Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Shakhovskaya, Eugenie Russian pilot b. 1908 - ? Received her German license on August 16, 1912 Before Amelia, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Shepherd, Dolly American balloonist. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Simonet, ? (Mademoiselle) Balloonist. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Sloan, Jerri [Truhill] One of the Mercury 13. The Mercury 13, Martha Ackmann, 2002, Random House Smith, Elinor American pilot. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Smith, Hilda American pilot Flew for years without bothering to get a license. Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. [text says Hilder, index Hilda] Smith, Jackie First female Red Devils parachutist. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Snook, Anita American pilot, friend of Amelia Earhart. Aviators, Robert A. Rosenbaum, 1992, Facts on File Steadman, Bernice "B." One of the Mercury 13. The Mercury 13, Martha Ackmann, 2002, Random House Steinschneider, Lilt Hungarian pilot. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Still, Susan Susan Still Kilrain became an astronaut as of March 1995. She flew as pilot on STS-83 (April 4 to April 8, 1997) and STS-94 (July 1 to July 17, 1997). She retired from the Astronaut Office in December 2002 and returned to the Navy. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Stinson, Katherine American pilot Heroines of the Sky, Jean Adams and Margaret Kimball, 1942, Junior Literary Guild Women of the Wind: Early Women Aviatiors, Wanda Langley, 2006, Morgan Reynolds. Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Women Aloft, Valerie Moolmman, 1981, Time-Life Books United States Women in Aviation Through WWI, Claudia Oakes, 1978, Smithsonian Institution Press We Can Fly: Stories of Katherine Stinson and Other Gutsy Texas Women, Mary Beth Rogers, Sherry A. Smith, and Janelle Dr. Scott, 1983, Texas Foundation for Women's Resources Women Aviators, Lisa Yount, 1995, Facts on File The Stinsons, John Underwood, 1976, Heritage Presss Stinson, Marjorie American pilot Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation, Eileen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Women Aviators, Lisa Yount, 1995, Facts on File Stocks, Cheridah de Beauvoir (Mrs.) British pilot. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Stumbough, Gene Nora [Jessen] One of the Mercury 13. The Mercury 13, Martha Ackmann, 2002, Random House Sullivan, Kathryn D. The first American woman to walk in space when she performed an EVA during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G on 1984 October 11. She flew on three space shuttle missions and logged 532 hours in space. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Sullivan, Nora American pilot Student in 2002cat Purdue University Before Amelia, Eilieen F. Lebow, 2002, Brassey's Inc. Tereshkova, Valentina A retired Soviet cosmonaut and was the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Women In Space, Carole S. Briggs, Lerner Publications, 1999 Thaden, Louise American pilot. East To The Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart, by Susan Butler. 1997. Addison-Wesley. Women of the Wind: Early Women Aviatiors, Wanda Langley, 2006, Morgan Reynolds. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead Thible, Elisabeth French balloonist. The Aeronauts, Donald Dale Jackson et al, 1980, Time-Life Books Tiburzi, Bonnie Linda American pilot for commercial airline, American Airlines. At The Controls: Women in Aviation, Carole S. Briggs. 1991. Lerner Growing Up Italian, Linda B. Crateura, 1988. Morrow Ladybirds, Henry M. Holden. 1991. Blackhawk. Takeoff!, Bonnie Tiburzi. 1984. Crown Women Aviators, Judy Yount, 1995, Facts on File Trout, Bobbi American pilot. East To The Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart, by Susan Butler. 1997. Addison-Wesley. Women of the Air, Judy Lomax, 1986, 1987, Dodd, Mead In Memorium - A B - E F - J K - O P - T U - Z Go to the Complete Pilot and Astronaut Bibliography (including books that don't cite women) Click on the icons for new features in The Thunder Child. Radiation Theater: 1950s Sci Fi Movies Discussion Boards The Sand Rock Sentinel: Ripped From the Headlines of 1950s Sci Fi Films

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