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OHB 0028

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0028
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAviatrix and owner, operator, and instructor of Aero Valley Flying School. Family background; Army, Navy, and civilian nursing careers; early flying, competition; comments about Amelia Earhart and other pioneers of aviation; early planes, equipment; early teaching experiences; views concerning women in aviation, other professions; attempts to become airlines pilot; selling for Channelchrome (aircraft engine parts); founding her own business; Aero Valley Flying School; financing methods; government regulations; competition with municipal airports.
Interviewer(s)Floyd Jenkins
Physical Description144 pp.
Terms of UseOpen