Did you know the first person to win an Emmy Award was a lady?! That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving ...
Following a 27-month hiatus in North America, during which he wrote three of his most important works, he joined the Free French Air Force in North Africa, although he was far past the maximum age for such pilots and in declining health. He disappeared and is believed to have died while...
3: Harriet Quimby – First Female US Pilot At a time when there wasn’t a single female licensed pilot in the whole of the US, Harriet Quimby opened the door to future generations of women when she earned hers in August 1911. Harriet became the first American woman to fly solo across t...
Boost About Legendary aviation pioneer who earned the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She also helped to form a group of female pilots known as The Ninety-Nines. Before Fame ...
, at the age of 26, she became the first female pilot in the Arab world. Her father was angry at first, but he soon became proud of her. He even joined her first flight over the pyramids(金字塔)of Giza. Lotfia’s success encouraged many other young Egyptian women to become pilots....
In 1933, at the age of 26, she became the first female pilot in the Arab world. El Nadi’s fame inspired (激励) many other young Egyptian women to become pilots. Amy Johnson English pilot Amy Johnson’s first flying lesson didn’t go well, but she persisted and earned her license ...
"Lassie Come Home," due to his gender. He was taken on as a stunt dog instead, while a female Collie was hired for the main part. Pal, however, reportedly impressed the filmmakers so much during production that they ended up releasing the female Collie from her contract and using him in...
"Lassie Come Home," due to his gender. He was taken on as a stunt dog instead, while a female Collie was hired for the main part. Pal, however, reportedly impressed the filmmakers so much during production that they ended up releasing the female Collie from her contract and using him in...
Following a 27-month hiatus in North America, during which he wrote three of his most important works, he joined the Free French Air Force in North Africa, although he was far past the maximum age for such pilots and in declining health. He disappeared and is believed to have died while...
She appeared in starring roles in two television pilots (Off Campus and Night After Night), was a five-week guest star on the daytime soap The Doctors, and appeared in five made-for-TV movies, including The Young Riders and Telling Secrets. No longer a screen actor, Ann (who now goes ...