aviatrix

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In the summer of 1937, famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart journeys into history in her attempt to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019

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

From Washington Times • May 23, 2018

So he proposed a barter exchange with celebrated aviatrix Florence “Pancho” Barnes: He would milk cows and shovel manure on her ranch, and she would give him flying lessons.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2015

I see Lady Edith becoming a barnstorming aviatrix, but perhaps that’s for Season 4.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2012

“Well, now, I’ll just put the finishing touch on the engine and then I’ll be ready,” said the aviatrix, who had introduced herself as Ruth Moore.

From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Penrose, Margaret