Marie Marvingt – France
Born in 1875 in Aurillac, Marie Marvingt (1875 – 1963) grew up enjoying many sports. At the age of 5, she could already swim 4000 meters. Marie became a world-class […]
Bessica Medlar Raiche – USA
Born in Wisconsin, Bessica Medlar Raiche (1875 – 1932) was a proto-feminist. She drove an automobile and wore bloomers. She was also a musician, a painter, and a linguist, and […]
Amalia Celia Figueredo – Argentina
Amalia Celia Figueredo (1895 – 1985) settled down in the environs of the Villa Lugano aerodrome in 1914. She became acquainted with the Frenchman Paul Castaibert, aviator and builder of […]
Else Haugk – Switzerland
Else Haugk (last name also sometimes spelled Haugh), a Swiss, travelled to Gemany to take flying lessons. She earned a German pilot license number 785 on June 6th 1914. She […]
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu – Romania
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887 – 1929) was the daughter of doctor Caragiani and Zenia Radovici. She was interested in flying and considered flying as a field specialist like her brother, Lieutenant […]
Rosina Ferrario – Italy
Born in Milan into a wealthy bourgeois family, Rosina Ferrario (1888 – 1959) showed an early interest in sports, and especially mountain climbing. She learned to drive a car, and […]
Lilly Steinschneider – Hungary
Lilly Steinschneider, Countess of Coudenhove-Kalerg (1891 – 1975) was born in Budapest. She decided to become a pilot at the international aviation contest which took place in Budapest during the […]
Ljuba Galantchikova – Estonia
Ljuba Galantchikova had a short movie (cinema) career under the name of Millie Moore before becoming a pilot. Her nickname was Pushka. She learned to fly from Leon Letort, a […]
Božena Laglerová – Czech Republic
Božena Laglerová (1888 – 1941) was born in Prague. In Germany, she used the name “Lagler”. She was Hans Grade’s first female student in Bork, Germany, where she trained in […]