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Date of birth
Born in Atchison Kansas on July 24 -
Graduates from high school
She graduates from a public high school in Chicago, Illinois -
Trains with the Red Cross
She trains with the Red Cross as a volunteer nurse treating wounded World War 1 soldiers -
The canary
Enrolls in university classes for a year in order to become a medical student, has her first airplane ride, and finds an interest in flying. She completes her flying lessons and buys her first plane, she named The Canary. -
Sets a new world record for the highest altitude reached
Sets a new world record for a female pilot's altitude: 14,000 feet. She is one of the few women to receive and international pilot license -
Historic flight across the Atlantic
She flies with two pilots as a passenger on a historic flight across the Atlantic, she becomes a celebrity as a result of the flight, she published a book about it and makes solo flights across the United States -
Places 3rd in a women’s flying race
Buys a Lockheed Vega aircraft. Later, she sets a new female pilot speed record of 181 mph. -
leader of an organization for women pilots.
She becomes a leader for an organization for women pilots, she marries George Putnam and flies coast to coast in an early helicopter -
First woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean
She Makes historic flights, including the first solo flight across the Pacific Ocean by a woman. -
Begins her famous flight
She flew to Miami to continue her round-the-world flight, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator.