Alys McKey Bryant on the Day She Made the First Flight by a Woman in Canada, July 31, 1913

Alys McKey Bryant's career began in 1912 when she answered a want ad for a "young lady to learn to fly for exhibition purposes." On July 31, 1913, the American became the first woman to fly in Canada. Just six days later, Bryant's husband and fellow pilot died in an airplane crash. She largely retired from flying after the accident.