Women's History Results ‘March 2009 Nornber of Correct Anewers We learned a lot about milestones in women’s history on the latest Hometown Discoveries. Did you know about these milestones? 1) Bessie Coleman was the first American pilot to earn an International Pilot's License. 2) Blanche Stuart Scott was the first woman to fly an airplane. 3) Martha Washington was the first American woman on a stamp or the dollar. 4) Sally Ride was the first woman to go into space. 5) Laura Ingalls made amazing flying records such as 980 consecutive loops and the first woman to fly across the United States, 6) Mary Cassatt was a renowned Impressionist painter who made her mark in France. 7) Harriet Quimby was the first woman to earn a pilots license in America, 8) Ametia Earhart was the first woman to fy solo across the Atlantic Ocean, 9) Judith Leyster was one of the first publicly recognized professional painters in the world. In 1630, she had ber own studio and students in Haarlem, Netherlands. 10) Georgia O'Keeffe is a renowned American modern painter. 11) WASP stands for Women Airforces Service Pilots which were 1074 women pilots who flew ‘commercial planes during WWII so male pilots would be able to fly in combat.