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 #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...
Canadian Aviatrix #98 – Mollie Leach (1917-2005)
Ottilie Marion Leach (known as Mollie) was born on 13 October 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, to Major John Owen Leach and Ottilie Schreiber. John was “o...
Canadian Aviatrix #97 – Gloria Large (1924-1988)
Gloria Kathleen Large was born on 24 January 1924 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Heber Rowan Large and Kathleen Isabel Beales.
Heber wa...
Canadian Aviatrix #96 – Marion MacLeod (1917-2005)
Marion Beulah Heffer was born on 31 December 1917 to Harry Lockhart Heffer (a machinist) and Stella May Gould.
Stella lied about her age when they ...
Canadian Aviatrix #91 – Sally Kerton (1915-1971)
Mamie Margaret Kerton (who changed her name to Saundria then settled on Sally) was born on 13 September 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, to Charles Napier...
Canadian Aviatrix #90 – Laura Treble (1918-1994)
Laura Louise Treble was born on 1 December 1918 in Ontario to Charles Edward Treble (a doctor) and Violet Marion Paterson.
1911 census
1921 ...
Canadian Aviatrix #89 – Pat Gray (1922-1991)
Patricia Gray was born around 1922 to Nathaniel Gray (postmaster of Saanichton) and Ann Nattress Meldrum.
1921 census
1931 census
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Canadian Aviatrix #86 – Elspeth Russell (1922-1974)
Margaret Elspeth Russell was born on 14 September 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, to William Russell (lumber merchant, vice-president of James Richardson...
Canadian Aviatrix #85 – Lillian Rashaw (born 1921)
Lillian Rashaw was born around 1921. She joined the Sudbury Flying Club and by 1940 was working as their secretary.
On 7 April 1941, Lillian passed...
Canadian Aviatrix #84 – Mabel Maxwell (1911-1989)
Mabel Catherine Maxwell was born on 18 November 1911 in Detroit, Michigan, to William Alexander Maxwell (engineer then farmer) and Emily Ethel Core...
Canadian Aviatrix #83 – Margaret Carson (1917-1993)
Margaret was born on 15 October 1917 in Ottawa, Ontario, to Hugh Little Carson (owner of the Carson luggage company) and Edith Mary Beecham Wood.
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