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Jane Briggs Hart

American aviator (1921-2015) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 93

Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart was an American aviator and in the 1960s, became one of the Mercury 13 women who qualified physically in the same tests as those used for male astronauts. She earned her first pilot's license during World War II and later became the first licensed female helicopter pilot in Michigan.

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Michigan Women's Hall of Fame2007
Honorary Degree2007

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United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2015 · aged 93

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