70 Women InspIrIng GeneratIons of avIatIon professIonals - Introduction

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Celebrates 70 women role models in aviation, compiled through an ICao initiative tied to the 2nd Connect event in December 2014. The booklet highlights major contributions made by women across decades, from early pioneering pilots and aviation legends to roles in military service, regulation, academia, and airline leadership. It acknowledges information sources, provides a disclaimer regarding responsibility for the final text, and presents a structured table of contents.

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Reading Time59 min

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Introduction

abade, asli Hassan

abdullatif, ghaida

abdul rahim, najwa

albiac-murillo, pilar

al Hameli, aysha

al Hindi, Hanadi Zakaria

70 Women InspIrIng generatIons of avIatIon professIonals We wish to thank all those who participated in materializing this idea along with the 2nd Connect event held in December 2014, including ms nancy graham, Dr fang liu, ms linda Comeau-stuart, ms Jimena Blumenkron, ms Isavella maria vasilogeorgi and ms adriana Bonilla and all those women who, responding to our request, contributed the necessary information for the development of the photo-collage and compilation of this booklet. a significant amount of information was collected from publically available sources. ICao accepts no responsibility or liability of any kind with regards to the final text and/or other information of this publication. TABLE OF CONTENTs Introduction 1 abade, asli Hassan 2 abdullatif, ghaida 2 abdul rahim, najwa 3 albiac-murillo, pilar 3 al Hameli, aysha 4 al Hindi, Hanadi Zakaria 4 al mansouri, mariam 5 ali Hareb al-muhairi, laila 5 amaro, maria Claudia 6 aráuz Betanco, eveling anabel 6 awori, mercy Beatrice 7 Bjornson, rosella marie 7 Brutaru, ruxandra 8 Bryan Johnson, evelyn 8 Carmody, Carol Jones 9 Chiavarelli, emilia 9 Clavijo, Diana 10 Cohen saad, Keren 10 Crites Dillon, Betty 11 Darcy-Hennemann, suzanna 11 Donato, angela marina 12 Dougherty, maureen 12 Duell, Kai 13 encinas aguayo, emma Catalina 13 endegnanew, amsale gualu 14 el aasar, nagwa Hassan 14 faleiro t. de almeida, maria Helena 15 figueredo, amalia Celia 15 flügge-lotz, Imgard 16 garvey, Jane 16 gehrer, silvia 17 gilligan, peggy (margaret) 17 gittens, angela 18 gökçen, sabiha 18 graham, nancy 19 Hewson, marillyn Kamman-Klippstein, Karin Kawooya, Berti nsereko landrichter, elisabeth liu, fang macaulay, Kerryn mac gill, elsie manave, marlene mendes markham, Beryl marvingt, marie mashibe, susan mcCall, Carolyn mcginley, anne miranda, rashmimzimela, siza o’neil, Julie orekunrin, ola ourmières, Christine polkowska, malgorzata richard, ghislainerueda de Higuera, gilda sambo, sibongilesebrova, Irina shaari, Zaharah sharif, samantha sommerfeld rosero, gabriela sosina, Iyabo sotomayor Yalan, Doris elba suzuki, miyuki tamburelli, paola tan, siew Huay torres de rodriguez, aurora Ueda, naoko vieira, solagne paiva Windall, sheila 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 70 Women InspIrIng generatIons of avIatIon professIonals 2014 marks 70 years from the signing of the Convention on International Civil aviation in Chicago, United states, and the beginning on an era of international cooperation and steady progress for civil aviation across the world. While the Chicago Conference, held in 1944, did not have a female delegate nominated by a state, many women were involved in aviation at the time and even before then, paving the way for future generations of professional women interested in this passionate activity. the first female pilot in the world, elise raymonde de laroche from france, received her license on 8 march 1910, inspiring countless women around the globe to put on their aviatrix goggles and take flight. By the time the Convention was signed, women had concurred the skies, set world records for speed, length and altitude of flight, served in military regiments during actual combat, taught in piloting schools, worked in traffic control towers, designed and engineered aircraft and even passed in the realm of aviation legends. In the seven following decades, women have also become airline managers, national and international regulators, renowned aerospace academics, high-level executives, and a few of them have even reached for and walked among the stars. We thank and look up to all of them! on this celebratory occasion, ICao and the International aviation Women’s association (IaWa) have chosen to recognize 70 women role models in aviation. these

FAQs

What is the purpose of the booklet?

It recognizes 70 women role models in aviation and highlights women’s excellence and achievements over 70 years.

When is the initiative associated with?

The compilation is linked to the 2nd Connect event held in December 2014.

Who are the women featured in the booklet?

The booklet is a curated sample of female aviation-related professionals and leaders across different backgrounds and fields.

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