Ruth Law Oliver: An American Aviatrix

Ruth Law Oliver, who was featured in our Women in Aviation History post earlier this month, passed away 46 years ago on December 1, 1970 in San Francisco. She was 83 years old. Image: PD-US A Brief Biography She was born on May 21, 1887 in Massachusetts. Ruth was a pioneering aviatrix in her [...]

By |November 30th, 2016|Aviation History, Pilot Profile|Comments Off on Ruth Law Oliver: An American Aviatrix

Celebrating Women in Aviation History

Earlier this year, we wrote about the history of aviation. Today, we’re going to take that in a slightly different direction and look at some significant women in aviation history. Women aviators, often called an aviatrix, are plentiful throughout aviation’s history. Here are just a few of our favorites:  Raymonde de Laroche Raymonde de [...]

By |November 9th, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off on Celebrating Women in Aviation History