"Women and the 'Air Sense,'" 1933

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Artifact Overview

This booklet, written by Irish pilot Mary, Lady Heath, profiles some of the leading women in aviation through 1933. Those featured include Katharine Wright, Harriet Quimby, Katherine Stinson, Ruth Law, Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, Elinor Smith, Maryse Bastie, and Amelia Earhart, among others. Each of these women made important contributions to flight during the airplane's first three decades.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pamphlet

Date Made

1933

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

68.160.53

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Harry Schlee

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

front cover: Woman / and the / "Air Sense" / BY LADY HEATH
"Women and the 'Air Sense,'" 1933