Able Quote by Eileen Collins

Other women who flew were women of independent means. But I had to do something with it.

— Nancy Bird Walton

We realized what a spot we were in. We had to deliver the goods, or else there wouldn't ever be another chance for women…

— Cornelia Fort

Aviation offered such fun as crossing the continent in planes large and small, trying the whirling rotors of an autogiro, making record flights. With…

— Amelia Earhart

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.

— Valentina Tereshkova

More women should actively participate in space flight. There are many well educated women working in the space industry; they are very good candidates.

— Valentina Tereshkova

Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of…

— Amelia Earhart

I think women make better pilots.

— Zoey Tur

Flying is the best possible thing for women.

— Raymonde de Laroche

“The first eight female ATA pilots were only allowed to fly light aircraft which could be easily replaced ‘if broken by women’.”

— M.J. Foreman

Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.

— Elizabeth Moon

This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“newly formed group of women fliers known as the WASPs. Female pilots were desperately needed to ferry planes and supplies around the United States…

— Fannie Flagg