Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977

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Ruth Elder (born September 8, 1902, Anniston, Alabama – died October 9, 1977, San Franciso, California), aviation pioneer and actress. She carried private pilot certificate P675, and was known as the "Miss America of Aviation." She was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines.

In October 1927 she took off from New York in the Stinson Detroiter American Girl, with George Haldeman as pilot, in an attempt to become the first woman transatlantic airplane flyer. Mechanical problems caused them to ditch the plane 360 miles from the Azores, but they established a new over-water endurance flight record of 2,623 miles.[4] It was also at the time the longest flight ever made by a woman. Rescued by a ship, she and George were honored with a ticker-tape parade upon their return.

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referencedIn Papers of Doris Stevens, 1884-1983 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Sheldon Glueck papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Underwood, John W.,. John Underwood photograph collection, undated. San Diego Aerospace Museum Library & Archives
referencedIn Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. The George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers, 1785-1948 (inclusive), 1928-1937 (bulk). Purdue University Library
creatorOf Elder, Ruth. [Ruth Elder : Australian and New Zealand Art Files]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf People's Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). Records, 1964-1982. Houghton Library
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Miscellaneous theatrical papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Warren, Margaret Thomas, 1912-. Memoir, n.d. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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correspondedWith Doris Stevens person
associatedWith Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. person
associatedWith Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- person
memberOf Ninety-Nines (Organization) corporateBody
associatedWith People's Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
associatedWith Underwood, John W., person
associatedWith Warren, Margaret Thomas, 1912- person
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Anniston AL US
San Francisco CA US
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Birth 1902-09-08

Death 1977-10-09

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