Pearl Carter Scott on top of the world Joey Lansdale

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Heritage Broadcasting Service, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, Pearl Carter, 1915-2005.

Scott, Pearl Carter.

Chickasaw Indians--Biography.

Chickasaw Indians.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Short films

Documentary films

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (28 minutes)) sound, color and black and white

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] Heritage Broadcasting Service [2010]

System Details:

digital

Summary:

This documentary celebrates Pearl Carter Scott, a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, who at 13 became the youngest pilot in the US

This documentary celebrates the life of Pearl Carter Scott, the daughter of a successful businessman in Marlow, Oklahoma, and a dedicated and proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. In 1929, she became the youngest pilot in the US at the age of 13. She aspired to do "whatever is necessary to help my fellow Chickasaws." Inducted into the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame in 1995, she was inducted also into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame and the International Women's Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame. A charter member of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian, Pearl was listed in "Personalities of the South," the "Outstanding Women of America," and in the Chickasaw Historical Section of the Memphis Magazine. In 1990 she was honored during the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the first-ever solo flight around the world by her mentor, barnstormer Wylie Post

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 23, 2025)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license