Women in Science Wednesday: Anesia Pinheiro Machado

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Brazilian aviation expert and pilot Anesia Pinheiro Machado (1902-1999) was the first person to obtain a U.S. commercial pilot's license with additional ratings as instructor. She had made her first solo flight in 1922, at the age of 18 and was the first Brazilian woman to make a cross-country flight.

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