Yona Owens
Petty Officer 3rd Class Yona Owens was instrumental in securing the right for women to serve aboard US Navy ships.
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Captain Lisa Nowak
American astronaut and naval captain
Ellen McKenna
Irish Sister of Mercy, American civil war nurse and teacher
Emily MacManus
20th century matron of Guy’s Hospital, London
Kayla Barron
American astronaut, engineer and naval officer
Eileen Collins
American military pilot and astronaut
Kathryn Hire
US astronaut and naval officer
Sunita Williams
American astronaut
Lena King
WWII US Army veteran who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, referred to as the “Six Triple Eight.” The battalion comprised all African-American women, the first of its kind.
Betty Jane Williams
Betty Jane “BJ” Williams was a pioneering pilot, educator and promoter of aviation. She earned her private pilot’s license in 1941, and during World War II, she served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as an engineering test pilot.