01818cam a2200397 i 4500 283107606 TxAuBib 20011006120000.0 011006s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 00-032009 9780060291389 $15.00 0060291389 $15.00 TxAuBib rda Cummins, Julie. Tomboy of the Air : Daredevil Pilot Blanche Stuart Scott / by Julie Cummins. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. 80 p : ill. ; hardbound. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Interest age level: 8-14. While women were fighting for their right to vote, Blanche Stuart Scott asserted her right to fly. She had always been a daredevil and couldn't resist the temptation of traveling at incredible speeds and heights. So despite the dangers associated with early flight, public disapproval, and the forbidding attitude of men, Blanche took to the air. She became the first woman to fly a plane in public America. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79) and index. Publ Weekly July 02,2001. Sch Libr Jnl June 00,2001. Booklist May 15,2001. Kirkus May 15,2001. A biography of first woman to fly a plane in public in America, Blanche Stuart Scott. 20011006. Scott, Blanche Stuart 1886-1970 1886 -1970 Juvenile literature. Pilots Women. Aviation. Women air pilots Biography United States Juvenile literature. Biography. Scott, Blanche Stuart.