Neta Snook Southern
Title
Neta Snook Southern
Subject
Women air pilots -- United States
Description
Neta Snook Southern was an early American aviatrix. A pioneer in the field of female aviation, Southern was the first woman in Iowa to receive her pilot's license, first student accepted at the Curtiss Flying School in Virginia, and the first woman to run a commercial airfield. She is also remembered as Amelia Earhart's first instructor. One year after her death, she was inducted into the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame. She is pictured standing in a flight suit in front of a Cannuck airplane on Kinner Air Field in Los Angeles, California.
Creator
IWASM
Source
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Publisher
Mrs. W. I. Southern
Date
ca. 1920
Contributor
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org
Identifier
Original Photo No. 546
Coverage
Kinner Air Field, Los Angeles, California
Collection
Citation
IWASM, “Neta Snook Southern,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 18, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1506.