Neta Snook Southern

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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

Citation

IWASM, “Neta Snook Southern,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 18, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1506.