Great Women in Aviation #2 - Ruth Rowland Nichols

Great Women in Aviation #2 - Ruth Rowland Nichols

by Henry M Holden
Great Women in Aviation #2 - Ruth Rowland Nichols

Great Women in Aviation #2 - Ruth Rowland Nichols

by Henry M Holden

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Overview

Ruth Nichols was one of a group of early flyers who dedicated their lives to make America "Air Minded." She helped to prove that aviation was not just a man's world, by demonstrating that women could do anything in the air that a man could do. Out of the many early records she set came new ideas and equipment, all of which helped to develop the far-reaching industry we know today. Admiral Richard Byrd once said, "There were a handful of women who shared in the hardships and perils of aviation pioneering. Two names that stand out as I look back upon the late 'twenties and early 'thirties, Amelia Earhart and Ruth Nichols."

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013487147
Publisher: Black Hawk Publishing Co.
Publication date: 11/17/2011
Series: Great Women in Aviation part 2 , #2
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 64 KB

About the Author

Henry M. Holden is an aviation historian and author.
In 1994, Mr. Holden was cited in the United States Congressional Record for his work in recording the history of American women in aviation, and was the recipient of the Author's Award from the New Jersey Institute of Technology for his book Her Mentor Was An Albatross - The Autobiography of Pioneer Pilot Harriet Quimby.
In 1996, he launched the Women in Aviation Resource Center, an online repository of educational, historical, and networking resources for women interested in all aspects of aviation. In 2010 Henry was awarded the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award.
He is the author of over 900 magazine and newspaper articles appearing in national magazines such as Private Pilot, Plane & Pilot, Airport Journals, World Airnews, USAir, In-Flight-USA, American Aviation Historical Society's Journal, Women in Aviation, Woman Pilot, Airport Press and Aviation History, Vintage Airplane, Warbirds, Sport Aviation, and Upscale Living Magazine. He has been a commentator on the History Channel, and has published 38 books.
The original founder of the DC-3/Dakota Historical Society, Henry is a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame (New Jersey), Women in Aviation International, AOPA, and EAA.
Mr. Holden speaks at various events around the country and is available as a guest lecturer. His work has been the subject of a number of radio and cable television shows in New Jersey, Georgia, Oregon, and Washington State.
Henry Holden is formerly the News Editor East for Airport Journals and was a regular monthly contributor to the paper.
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