Women’s History Month: High-flying heroines

Harriet and Willa are at the top of out list! Looks like somebody just found a new sibset theme (; Interesting history lessons too.

This was a GREAT article!! I love the history behind the names. Great names and great stories, very intersting! Good Job!!

Lots of lovely names from the flying ladies: Amelia, Harriet, Willa and Florence. I prefer Bessie to Bessica (which just looks like Jessica with a “B”). This blog was a reminder of something that many often forget: the female population has made many contributions to society as well! It saddens me that we still have to have a Women’s History Month. We’ve come so far but still have a long way to go!

I love this post Amelia and Harriet are two of my favorites, and planes are a huge passion of mine

I know a girl who goes by the nickname “Netta.” It sounds perfect on her and I think it is spunky and fun.

I like Quimby more than Harriet.
Opal and Marjorie are wonderful, and I like Marvel as a unisex name

Another “Bessie” aviatrix was Bessie Coleman. She has a pretty fascinating history. Being a black woman meant she had to find a French flight school, but she became a daredevil stunt pilot and instructor.

there’s also the WWII “Night Witches”, a soviet group of female military aviators who t flew harassment bombing and precision bombing missions against the german military.

The most famous of them, Natalya Meklin, had been in 980 bombing missions before she was even 20. Besides, Natalya is a pretty cool name for those with slavic heritage.