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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Before Amelia Before Amelia Eileen F. Lebow "Amelia Earhart is, without a doubt, the world's most famous woman aviator, but she was not the first. Dozens of women pilots were in the vanguard of early aviation more than a decade before Amelia l… OL15834759W
Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran Rhonda Smith-Daugherty "This revealing biography explores Cochran's childhood in an impoverished Florida mill town, her early career as a pilot, and her role in creating and leading the WASPs during World War II. This deta… OL16572082W
The huntress The huntress Alice Arlen "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th cen… OL20035447W
Aviation Aviation Ann Genett Brief biographies of six famous female aviators--Amelia Earhart, Anne Morrow Lindberg, Jacqueline Cochran, Jerrie Mock, Geraldyn Cobb, and Emily Howell--as well as a chapter on other outstanding wome… OL7010342W