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The Flying Schoolgirl

The Flying Schoolgirl

Katherine Stinson took aviation to new heights.

Setting the bar high

Setting the bar high

Katherine Stinson was the first woman to fly an airplane in China.

Expanding horizons

Expanding horizons

Many "firsts" were attributed to the Alabama native who spent most of her life in New Mexico.

Worldwide admirers

Worldwide admirers

This letter to Stinson from a Japanese admirer is available for study at UNM.

Excited onlookers

Excited onlookers

People packed the airfield in China to see Stinson.

'Goddess of the Skies': how one woman changed an industry

Inspiring female pilot's papers on display at UNM

January 26, 2017

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