Notable People in History

Ep 72. Mary Riddle: Native American Pilot and Parachutist


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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mary Riddle. She felt that public opinion was that women would never be successful pilots. She made her first solo flight on May 10, 1930 then earned her commercial pilot’s license in 1933. 

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Notable People in HistoryBy Lawrence Jean-Louis