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Neta Snook – Pioneering Aviator
Neta Snook – Pioneering Aviator
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Mary Neta Snook Southern (February 14, 1896 - March 23, 1991), defied the prevailing social custom of the 1920s, that most women did not work. Furthermore, she had the audacity to open an aviation business on her own! That was not the only convention she defied.
Snook achieved a long list of firsts. She was the first woman aviator in Iowa, first female student accepted at the Curtiss Flying School, in Virginia, first woman to run her own aviation business, and first woman to operate a commercial airfield. Snook became the first woman to enter a "men's" air race at the Los Angeles Speedway, in February 1921. She finished fifth and told the media, "I'm going to fly as cleverly, as audaciously, as thrillingly as any man aviator in the world." However, her only legacy seems to be that she taught Amelia Earhart to fly.
Snook achieved a long list of firsts. She was the first woman aviator in Iowa, first female student accepted at the Curtiss Flying School, in Virginia, first woman to run her own aviation business, and first woman to operate a commercial airfield. Snook became the first woman to enter a "men's" air race at the Los Angeles Speedway, in February 1921. She finished fifth and told the media, "I'm going to fly as cleverly, as audaciously, as thrillingly as any man aviator in the world." However, her only legacy seems to be that she taught Amelia Earhart to fly.
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