Shortly after the 100th anniversary of flight, I began gathering signatures of female air and space pioneers on the inside of this first edition volume of Amelia Earhart's autobiography entitled "20 HRS 40 MINS." Eight women have added their names next to Earhart on the signature page. The volume also contains a small American flag carried by Earhart during her historic transatlantic flight.
Here's a list of the female pioneers who have signed:
- Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
- Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
- Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.
- Jeana Yeager, a pilot for world's first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world.
- Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to spacewalk.
- Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.
- Jeana Yeager, a pilot for world's first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world.
- Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to spacewalk.
- Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female "spaceflight participant."
- Emily Howell Norton, the first woman hired as a pilot by a major U.S. airline.
- Emily Howell Norton, the first woman hired as a pilot by a major U.S. airline.
- Eileen Collins, the first female shuttle pilot and first female commander of a U.S. spacecraft.
