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Pilots
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937 
 An enthusiast's smoothly written biography of this famous aviator's early life, celebrity years, and her final flight. Includes a bibliography, with films, and a list of annotated Web links. http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Female Frontiers: Female Aviation Firsts
View information about aviation firsts by women from the 1910s through the 1990s. List includes Bessie Raiche (the first woman to fly solo), Amelia Earhart (first women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean), Jacqueline Cochran (first woman to break the sound barrier), and Eileen M. Collins (first female space shuttle commander). Includes links to additional material about selected women, but some links are broken. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). http://quest.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/activities/womanswork/firststimeline/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Mar 12, 2008 Fly Girls
Dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II, this site features statistics, records, articles, songs, video, correspondence, a timeline, profiles of related people and events, maps, information on the B-29, and recommended resources. Online companion to the PBS film of the same title, this site also contains a transcript of the program, interviews with people featured in the program, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/ Topics: Correspondence, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Mar 9, 2005 George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers
This collection "offers a rare glimpse into the life of [Amelia Earhart,] America's premier woman aviator. ... [who, in] 1928 ... was the first woman to across the Atlantic." It "includes more than 3,500 scans of photographs, maps, and documents relating to Earhart." Also provides a finding aid, biography of Earhart, a timeline, images of Earhart's medals in the collection, and links to related sites. From Purdue University Libraries. http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Feb 17, 2009 High Flyers: Canadian Women in Aviation
An overview of "Canadian women's participation in the field of aviation," including "personal photos, memorabilia and other archival documents, [and brief] biographies of approximately twenty women." From Canada's Digital Collections. Available in English and French. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/high_flyers/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Transportation Last updated May 10, 2008 Latina Women of NASA
Find "profiles of diverse Latina women working at NASA centers across our nation." Includes links to related pages on Hispanic-Americans and women at NASA. From NASA's Langley Research Center. http://oeop.larc.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Statistics, Transportation Last updated Sep 1, 2009 The Ninety-Nines (Women Pilots)
This international organization of women pilots was founded in 1929 by 99 charter members for "the mutual support and advancement of aviation." Their focus is on all aspects of the role of women in aviation: history, biographies of yesterday's and today's aviators, future prospects, flight instruction, grants and awards, events worldwide. Their Learn to Fly section lists the complete requirements for obtaining a private pilot's license, along with links to further resources. Some features require Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.ninety-nines.org/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation, Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Official Site of Amelia Earhart
Biography, photographs, achievements, quotes, and other information about this famous aviator, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The site includes news of events in her honor, facts about other records she set, and what is known about her disappearance during her 1937 attempt to fly around the world. http://www.ameliaearhart.com/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Special of the Month: Aviation
This annotated collection of links celebrates Aviation History Month in November. Topics include aviation and flight history, biographies, museums, women in aviation, and World War II. Includes a section on aviator Adela Riek Scharr ("the first women licensed to fly commercially in St. Louis and one of the first women to serve as a pilot with the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron") and aviation activities for children. From the St. Louis Public Library. http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/kidzone/links/avi.htm#info Topics: Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated May 28, 2009 Wings Across America: WASP - WWII
Information about the 1,074 Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) who flew military airplanes during WWII. Find official documents, records, and statistics, images, audio, and video. Includes a special focus on Jacqueline Cochran, Nancy Harkness Love, and General Hap Arnold, plus a bibliography and related links. Sponsored by Baylor University's Wings Across America project. http://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation, U.S. Military, United States History, World War II Last updated Apr 14, 2007 Women in Aviation Resource Center (WIARC)
The site provides over 500 "educational, historical, and networking resources to empower women in all aspects of aviation." In addition, there are numerous general links to information about weather, air museums, publications, employment, and NASA; live transmissions from the Air Traffic Controls of New York's JFK Airport and Chicago's O'Hare Airport; and Hubble Space Telescope's aviation and cyberspace images. The site's author is an aviation historian and writer. Searchable. http://www.women-in-aviation.com/ Topics: Astronomy, Notable People: Women, Transportation Last updated Mar 2, 2004 Women Pilots in World War II
This exhibit provides a general overview of women pilots during World War II, and information specific to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), and the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD). Includes photos, a video, profiles of some of the women, and lists of women in the classes. From the United States Air Force (USAF) Museum. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1506 Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Aug 24, 2006 |
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