aviatrix

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It is still legally named Bob Hope, after the entertainer, and not, to my perpetual surprise, for the aviatrix who helped to put it on the map, Amelia Earhart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

And while Earhart may be the most iconic aviatrix, it was Law who paved the way.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2019

On this date in 1929, Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix, stopped in Yuma during her aerial tour of the United States.

From Washington Times • May 24, 2017

A line of chatter about a pioneering aviatrix runs through the season opener.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2012

Miss Helen Goodrich, who is an aviatrix of note, was arrested in Bremen this morning charged with kidnapping.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)