Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Jacqueline Cochran
Standard Name: Cochran, Jacqueline
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4 April 1938: US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt presented...
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4 April 1938
US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
presented the Marmon Trophy to pilot and cosmetic executive Jacqueline Cochran
on behalf of the Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs
.
June 1941: American pilot Jacqueline Cochran became...
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June 1941
American pilot Jacqueline Cochran
became the first woman to pilot a bomber from Canada to England to help in the war effort.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
507
18 May 1953: American pilot Jacqueline Cochran became...
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18 May 1953
American pilot Jacqueline Cochran
became the first woman to exceed the speed of sound; she thus set the world speed record for a woman pilot.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
264
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
549
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