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Gertrude Bacon

British writer, aeronaut and botanist (1874-1949) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 75

Gertrude Bacon was a British aeronautical pioneer. She achieved a considerable number of "firsts" for women in aeronautics, as well as making contributions in the areas of astronomy and botany. Bacon popularised aeronautics through her writing, and promoted both commercial and popular flying as fields for women.

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