Louise Thaden's Pilot License

Pilot’s license of famed pioneer aviator Louise Thaden, a native of Bentonville (Benton County), issued in May 1928 and signed by Orville Wright.

Document with text and photo of a young white woman wearing a beret, scarf, and jacket

Courtesy of the Thaden Family Collection, Thaden Aviation Foundation

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Civil Rights and Social Change / Gender and Sexuality / Women

Type

Thing

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Female

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