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conclusion - an essential in aviation;

because her specific gravity is less than man's;

because she needs less oxygen and therefore can better meet the suffocating rush of air; altitude affects her less than it does man;

because her sneezes, in man an actual spasm, have been controlled by ages of polite repression;

because she feels more quickly warning atmospheric changes;

because she loves to speed. (1)

Fortunately, there were writers who put forward more convincing articles on the subject of women as pilots. Such prestigious aviation journals as the "Revue Aérienne" and "Flying" were printing articles supporting women in their flying endeavors.

Part of the furor over women flying stemmed from the unusual manner in which they had to dress. Obviously, the long flowing skirts and large hats then in fashion were impossible for women pilots to wear. Shocking as the idea was, trousers were the most practical mode of dress, but some of the women followed convention by making the trousers

1 1911 newspaper, found in Mathilde Moisant biographical file, National Air and Space Museum Library