Coleman, Bessie
The world's first licensed African-American pilot
Famous Female First Flights
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Earhart, Amelia
The pioneering female pilot who disappeared in the South Pacific in 1937 -
Gagarin, Yuri
The first human in space -
Laika the Dog
The first dog to orbit the Earth -
Markham, Beryl
The author of the memoir West With the Night -
Ride, Sally
The first American woman in space -
Tereshkova, Valentina
The first woman in space