Originally published in 2003
Some Notable Women in Aviation History Part 1
- 1906: E. Lillian Todd (USA) – First woman to design and build an aircraft
- 1908: Therese Peltier (France) – First woman to pilot an aircraft
- 1910: Blanche Stuart Scott (USA) – First woman to Solo an Airplane
- 1910: Raymonde de Laroche (France) – First woman in the world to receive a pilot license
- 1911: Melli Beese (Germany) – First woman in Germany to receive a pilot license
- 1911: Harriet Quimby (USA) – First U.S. woman to earn a pilot certificate and to cross the English Channel
- 1915: Katherine Stinson (USA) – First female aerobatic pilot
- 1918: Marjorie Stinson (USA) – First woman airmail pilot
- 1921: Bessie Coleman (USA) – First African-American (male or female) to receive a pilot license
- 1922: Tadashi Hyodo (Japan) – First woman in Japan to receive a pilot license