Women in Aviation: Main Idea

What is the main idea of Women in Aviation?

• In the 1900's females faced many obstacles becoming pilots, but several were able to succeed paving the way for women in aviation.

• Female pilots got their inspiration from women who flew early hot air balloons, and many were inspired to become pilots.

• Bessie Coleman was a determined woman who fought against sexism and racism to become a pilot.

• Society said females were too fragile to become pilots, but Harriet Quimby defied the odds.

What evidence supports the main idea of the passage?

• "Although Raymonde de la Roche of France was the first woman in the world to earn her pilot’s license, Harriet Quimby held the distinction of being the first American woman to become a licensed pilot." P4

• "Bessie Coleman refused to accept the limitations others tried to place on her."

• "Yet despite these prevailing prejudices, the dream and the desire to fly stayed alive among women and African-Americans." P1

• "The strict rules and regulations that govern aviation today didn’t exist during the first three decades of flying.