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I was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by a major US airline in 1973. When I first started, they called me 'the little girl' and a uniform for women didn't even exist.

When American Airlines hired her in 1973, Bonnie Tiburzi was the only woman among 214 new hires. At the time, she was 24 years old and two years younger than most of the new hires. She says the ...
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I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.

Captain Theresa Claiborne signed up to the Air Force in 1980, and later worked as a captain for United Airlines. She was below the height requirement and the first Black woman recruited to the Force.
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1970s Woman Pilot Reveals Where She ‘Drew the Line’ With Passenger Requests

Stephanie Wallach, one of the first female airline pilots in the United States, faced both challenges and triumphs throughout her groundbreaking career in a male-dominated industry. Now 78 years old ...

Trailblazing pilot hopes to inspire others

Captain Lindsey Jeffries Jones has made history as the first African American female helicopter pilot for the North Carolina ...