Memoir, n.d.

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Memoir, n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232007528

The memoir (ts. photocopy) covers the years 1912-35 and describes Warren's childhood, her secretarial training, experiences at flying school, her first job: demonstrating and selling airplanes for Curtis-Wright Aviation Company of New York, work with an aviation stunt team, her association with Jacqueline Cochran, the effects of the depression on the airplane industry, her first marriage, and the reasons for her suicide attempts.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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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 ditc...

Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906?-1980

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Jacqueline Cochran, cosmetics executive and world-famous aviatrix, was the product of obscure origins. Born Bessie Pittman, born 1906/1908/1910, in northwest Florida (sources differ on her birth year). The Pittmans were and impoverished family that moved from one town to another in search of work. Even as a child, Bessie possessed an unusual amount of drive and ambition. She resented the limited opportunities available to her in such an environment, especially after she was told the Pittmans wer...

Ninety-Nines (Organization)

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The female pioneers of flight all began with aviatrixes, such as Amelia Earhart, Betty Wharton, and Blanche Noyes, in 1929. Their fame started with the creation of the "Ninety-Nines," an international organization of licensed women pilots established to educate and support their fellow women who have passion for flight. Named for the original 99 members, the "Ninety-Nines" were established at Curtiss Field, Long Island, New York....

Warren, Margaret Thomas, 1912-

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Warren was born in Anson, Texas, attended her cousin Alva Pearl Barrett's flying school in Ft. Worth, and in 1929 became the youngest person to be awarded a pilot's license. She married "Tex" Bohannon in 1930, divorced him two years later, and in 1935 married Bayard Warren. From the description of Memoir, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007528 ...