WALL OF FAME
of
Women in aircrafts and in space,
by Pauline & Noëllie
Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin
(1775–1847), parachutist.
The first woman to make a parachute descent from an altitude of 900 meters on 12 October 1799.
Valentina Terchkova
She was Russian. She was the first woman who went to space.
Claudie Haigneré
She is a French astronaut. She was the first astronaut who went to the space station in 2001.
She was the first woman test pilot in France. She was Jacqueline Cochran's rival for 15 years. She was born on November 5th, 1917 and died February 11th, 2000
Jacqueline Auriol
French aircraft pilot since 1935 and feminist activist for women's right to vote.
Hélène Boucher
three non-european ladies
We decided to present them , just because we admire them, although they are not european.
She was an airplane pilot who won the title of fastest aviator in the world against Jacqueline Auriol. She was the first woman to succeed landing without visibility. She was also the first person to cross the sound barrier in a production unit and she beat the speed record held by Jacqueline Auriol flying at 1 050 km / h. She was born on May 11th , 1906 in Florida and she died in August 9th 1980 in California.
Jacqueline Cochran
Amélia Earhart
She was an American woman. She was the first woman who flew accross the Atlantic Ocean in 1928.
Anna fisher
She is not from Europe; She is American. She was the first woman who took part in a mission with the NASA in 1980.
We all know there are more men than women working for NASA..
Sabika Gokçen
She was a Turkish woman. She was the first woman who piloted a fighter plane in 1937.
