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Discusses famous and lesser-known women in aviation from the earliest aviators who flew in balloons in the eighteenth century to modern flight, including gliders and helicopters.

This book profiles Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and who disappeared during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.

During World War II, a few, carefully selected women in the US and the UK were briefly given the unprecedented opportunity to fly military aircraft.

Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

When Maisie and Felix accompany the twins on a trip back through time, they accidentally find themselves in Kansas, with a young girl named Amelia Earhart.

A brief biography of Amelia Earhart that discusses her accomplishments as an airplane pilot.

Examines the life and achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license.

"...Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen.

"... The story is set at the turn of the century when the world is awakening to the possibilities of the flying machine.

A picture book that describes Ruth Law's cross-country flight from Chicago to New York State.

A biography of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world in the 1960s.

A short biography of the famous female aviator which explores the possibilities surrounding her disappearance.

A brief biography of Amelia Earhart, the female aviator who was the first woman to fly alone across the country.