The First 100 Canadian Women Pilots
In Shirley Render's wonderful book '
No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots 1928-1992 ', she investigates the lives and careers of the female pioneers in Canadian aviation. She even includes a helpful appendix, listing the first 100 women to get their private pilot licences. I've decided to try filling out the list a bit more!
Canadian Aviatrix #93 – Iva Collins (1924-2003)
Iva May Collins was born around 1924 to Russ Mervyn Collins (a piano tuner who became the manager of a department store) and Alda Luella Beatrice B...
Canadian Aviatrix #94 – Peggy Lang (1923-2010)
Margaret Barbara "Peggy" Lang was born on 14 February 1923 in Waterloo, Ontario, to Reinhold Anthony Lang (a businessman, from a family of tanners ...
Canadian Aviatrix #38 – Betty Vance (born 1908)
Elizabeth Hardy Vance (known as Betty) was born on 14 June 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, to William George Vance (a tailor) and Anna Gertrude Hardy.
Wi...
Canadian Aviatrix #53 – Betty Holmes (1914-1998)
Mary Elizabeth Holmes (known as Betty) was born on 21 April 1914 in Chatham, Ontario, to Kingsley Hulme Holmes (a surgeon) and Alice Greening.
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Canadian Aviatrix #78 – Kay Kinman (1916-2008)
Katherine Ellen Kinman (known as Kay) was born on 28 January 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, to John Frederick Kinman and Daisy Alice Spanswick.
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Canadian Aviatrix #100 – Nan Dawson (1923-1979)
Elizabeth Corinne Dawson, known as Nan, was born around 1923 in Ontario to Clarence Blair Dawson (a mining engineer) and Rebecca Lena Wylie (Betty)...
Canadian Aviatrix #95 – Catherine Williams (1916-2001)
Catherine Frances Williams was born on 21 September 1916 in Vancouver BC to Malcolm Cameron Williams (mayor of Fort Erie and head of the Williams g...
Canadian Aviatrix #60 – Auree Sinkins (born 1911)
Audrey Lucille Sinkins was born on 22 February 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, to Cecil Noral Sinkins (a salesman) and Nellie Victoria Johnston.
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Canadian Aviatrix #58 – Lillian Riffer (1915-1991)
Lillian Nora Riffer was born on 5 November 1915 in St Catharines, Ontario, to John Edwin Riffer (founder of the St Catharines Brass Works) and Ange...
Canadian Aviatrix #56 – Meta Dotterer (1914-2002)
Meta Marcelite Dotterer was born on 30 June 1914 in Vienna, Ontario, to Martin Dotterer (a mechanic) and Edna Helen Martin.
Her parents got married...
Canadian Aviatrix #99 – Mary Lou Morkin (1922-2008)
Mary Louise was born on 17 October 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Judge James Ignatius Morkin (president of the Canadian Amateur Athletic Associati...
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