Marjorie Stinson

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Marjorie Stinson, only woman to whom a pilot's license has been granted by the Army & Navy Committee of Aeronautics .... - NARA - 533715.tif

Marjorie Stinson (* 1896 in Alabama ; † April 15, 1975 in Washington, DC ) was an American aviation pioneer . She was the first female airmail pilot and, with her sister Katherine, ran the first female-run flight school.

Her brother Edward "Eddie" Stinson founded the Stinson Aircraft Company.

Like her sister, Marjorie Stinson was part of the Ninety-Nine , an early association of women pilots in the United States.