Magnificent women and flying machines : the first 200 years of British women in the sky / Sally Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Sally, active 1978- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in aeronautics--History.

Women in aeronautics.

Women air pilots--History.

Women air pilots.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

Balloons, parachutes, aeroplanes, gliders, airships - the extraordinary personal tales of the women who led the way in early British aviation! There is no book that covers the roles played by the lesser known British women in aviation, and while Amy Johnson is a household name, many women performed outstanding feats in this brave new world, from Mrs Hines in 1785 who inadvertently became the first to do a night-time balloon flight and water landing; to Rose Spencer, who while four months pregnant in 1902 became the first British woman to fly a powered airship; to Winifred Brown, the first and only woman to win the prestigious King's Cup Air Race, beating a formidable array of male pilots. This important new study seeks to record and present the British women who were courageous enough to set the scene for future generations, revealing the tales of the key women who achieved 'firsts' in British aviation from 1785 to 1935. These extraordinary women deserve a place in the history books.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Letitia Sage, 1785

The first British woman to fly

2. Mrs Hines, 1785

The first British woman to take part in a night flight and water landing Jane Stocks, 1824

The first British woman in a serious flying accident and first internationally recognised British aviatrix

3. Margaret Graham, 1826

The first female British balloon pilot

4. Emily deVoy, 1889

The first female British parachutist

5. Dorothy Pilcher, 1897

The first British woman to do a fixed-wing gliding flight Rose Spencer, 1902

The first woman to fly a powered airship

6. Edith Cook, 1909

The first female British aircraft pilot

7. Lilian Bland, 1910

The first British woman to design and build a viable aeroplane

8. Hilda Hewlett, 1911

The first British woman to receive an official pilot's licence, the first to run a flying school and the first to run an aircraft factory

9. SylvaBoyden, 1919

The first British woman to use a packed parachute and the first to parachute from an aircraft

10. Lady Mary Heath and Lady Mary Bailey, 1928

The first women to set long-distance records in Africa

11. Winifred Brown, 1930

Racer andfirst woman to win the famous King's Cup Air Race

12. Amy Johnson, 1930

The first woman to fly to Australia

13. Joan Meakin, 1934

The first woman to glide across the English Channel Naomi Heron-Maxwell, 1936

A freefalling parachutist and first British woman to achieve the ultimate Silver C gliding certificate

14. Veronica Volkersz, 1944

The first British woman to fly a jet

Diana Barnato, 1965

The first British woman to fly through the sound barrier

15. Helen Sharman, 1991

The first British woman to go into space

16. Not Alone: Other British Women Who Have Made

Significant Contributions to Aviation

Gertrude Bacon; Dolly Shepherd; Eleanor Trehawke Davies; Winifred Buller; May Assheton Harbord; Florence Wilson; Lady Anne Savile and Elsie Mackay; Mary Duchess of Bedford; Grace Drummond Hay; Winifred Spooner; Constance Leathart; Mrs. Victor Bruce; Pauline Gower and Dorothy Spicer; Winifred Drinkwater; Beryl Markham; Ann Welch; Sheila Scott; Barbara Harmer; Jennifer Murray; Katharine [ect.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-283) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

075099746X

9780750997461

OCLC:

1255690423

Publisher Number:

99989829206