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Introduction

The Connecticut State Library has many resources on women pilots in WWI and WWII - but less on civilian female pilots.

See also:

Women and the Military
CSL History Day resources. See also Previous Topics guide
History Day Previous Topics - Women and the Military

Articles, Newspapers, Databases

American Female Pilots: Topics in Chronicling America (LOC)
Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
CT State Library's newspaper collection may also include articles on this topic.

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Library of Congress (LOC) research guide: "In the early 20th century, American Women soared the skies. This guide provides access to materials related to the "American Female Pilots" in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers."

Books, Documents, etc.

These are a few examples.

Our Flying Men by Hewlett, Hilda B.
Call Number: Online and Stacks D602 .H4 Item does not circulate

Publication Date: [1917?]

Online access through Primo, our catalog and discovery tool.
Hilda Hewlett has the title of Britain's first female pilot, the first woman in Britain to earn her pilot's license, and the owner of the U.K.'s first flying school.
Implementation of the repeal of the combat exclusion on female aviators : hearing before the Military Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, hearin by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Military Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee.
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents Y 4.Ar 5/2 a:991-92/38

Publication Date: 1992

Online access through HathiTrust
The fun of it : random records of my own flying and of women in aviation. by Earhart, Amelia
Call Number: Cage TL540.E3 A3 In library use only

Publication Date: 1932

The first woman to solo across the Atlantic recalls her youth, early encounters with flying, career as a pilot, and feminine pioneers in aviation.
There From the Beginning : Women in the US Air Force by Marissa N. Kester; Air University (U.S.), Press Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents D 301.26/6:W 84

ISBN: 1585663107

Publication Date: 2021

Other Institutions

Women in Aviation International
Early Women in Aviation: Topics in Chronicling America (LOC)
Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

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Library of Congress (LOC) research guide: "In the early 20th century, interest in aviation led to rising female pilots in recreation and war. This guide provides access to material related to "Early Women in Aviation" in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers."

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