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Before Tuskegee, There Was Riverside Airfield

How Columbia Air Center became the first licensed Black-owned and operated airfield

Header for “Birds of a Feather” feature that profiled local aviatrixes in The Pittsburgh Press, March 13, 1932

Breaking Barriers and Soaring Into History: Pittsburgh's 'Three Helens' During the Golden Age of Aviation

They fought for their places in the sky and advanced aviation for generations of women

Black and white photograph of a woman sitting behind a desk. She has short, wavy hair and wears glasses. The desk is covered in rectangular carpet samples and blueprints are spread across the desk. A black telephone rests on the desk amid the supplies.

How One of the First Female Civil Engineers Transformed Railroad Passenger Service

Hailed as the “Lady Engineer” who “took the pain out of the train,” Olive Wetzel Dennis made her lasting mark on passenger service and paved the path for future female civil engineers.

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