1. Bessie Lee Pitman Takes to the Air
Jackie Cochran
Bessie Lee Pitman Takes to the Air

2. Early life
Bessie Lee Pitman was born somewhere in Florida, various reports claiming that she was an orphan and raised by a foster family. Raised in poverty in FL, her first job was sweeping floors at a beauty salon in order to buy a pair of shoes.
She had minimal formal education, but did get her beautician’s license and also became a nurse.
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3. From Florida, she went to NY to expand her career in cosmetology
From Florida, she went to NY to expand her career in cosmetology. Various trips back and forth between Miami and New York brought her to Floyd Odlum, millionaire, who she eventually married.

4. Student Projects on Jackie Cochran

5. Women’s Airforce Service Pilots
Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, AAF; and Brig. General Stearley review WASPs of the target-towing squadron at Camp Davis, NC.

6. WASP
Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, AAF; and Brig. General Stearley review WASPs of the target-towing squadron at Camp Davis, NC.

7. International Women’s Air & Space Museum
“By the time she passed on 9 August 1980, the famous pilot held more international altitude, distance, and speed records than any pilot in the world.  This is still the case. ”

8. National Women’s Hall of Fame
Year Honored: First woman aviator to break the sound barrier. A leader and pilot, Cochran held many speed, distance and altitude records. She led the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots during World War II, becoming the first woman to pilot a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean.

9. Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dguwvYoB-o/
katherine-sharp-landdeck-part-2.htm
pilots/a-fleet-of-female-flyers/jacqueline-cochran
ts/jacqueline_cochran/BinderA.pdf