Women In Aviation
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- I was thinking about getting a piliot's license... all of the schools refused me!
- I've heard Europe will teach you to fly... if you can pay for it!
- Mommy... I was reading the paper, and it was all about men and their achievments. What about the women?
- Women have been... overlooked for a little while. But Ruth Law, Bessie Coleman, and Amelia Earheart all set important records too.
- Yes, dear.
- I told you, we have to leave at six! You need to sweep the floor by then, and if it's not done, there will be consequences.
- Some women were refused flight lessons in the U.S., and therefore traveled to Europe to get a license. As a setback along with the boat trip cost, women also had to pay for flight school. Being paid less than men, it was very difficult to get a license.
- Some records set by women: Ruth Law was the first women to fly at night. Bessie Coleman was the first African American women to earn her pilot's license, and would only perform for integrated crowds. These were all important records that we recongize today.
- In the early 1900s, the male in the family basically ruled over the household. For a period of this time, a women was "a way to enhance a man's social status". They were an accessory to men. Most women wore skirts until Amelia Bloomer popularized women's bloomers/pantaloons. It was not easy to achieve your dreams as a women until recently.
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