Museum President Details Exhibits Featuring Women’s Aviation
Accomplishments
On November 2nd, 1929, 117 American female pilots gathered at
Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York; their goal
was simple: to create an organization dedicated to the
advancement of aviation. Three years later, Amelia Earhart
became the first president of the “Ninety-Nines, Inc.,”
named for the 99 charter members of the first organization composed
entirely of licensed female pilots. Today, the Ninety-Nines
has over 5,500 members throughout the world.