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20. Hilder Smith worked with her husband Floyd in building an aircraft and in his parachuting experiments. (Photo: SI#77-718)

21. Blanche Scott was the first woman in the U.S. to make a solo airplane flight. (Photo: SI#72-4803A)

22. Despite the throttle block Glenn Curtiss had put on her aircraft, Blanche Scott lifted her aircraft into the air about 40 feet for her first solo flight. (Photo: SI#75-5316)

23. For almost five years Blanche Scott thrilled airshow spectators throughout the country with her aerial maneuvers. (Phoso: SI#A46916)

24. Bessica Raiche pursued two careers which were unusual for woman in her day: after she retired from flying, she became a practicing physician. (Photo: SI#A951A)

25. Julia Clark was the first U.S. woman killed in an airplane crash. (Photo: SI#A41360A)

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