aviatrix

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Scientists said they were almost certain that bones found on a Pacific island in 1940 were those of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018

On this date in 1929, Lady Mary Heath, a British aviatrix, stopped in Yuma during her aerial tour of the United States.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2018

The special “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” revisits the still-fascinating 1937 disappearance of the legendary aviatrix.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2017

I see Lady Edith becoming a barnstorming aviatrix, but perhaps that’s for Season 4.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2012

And yet—this little madcap aviatrix disclosed a winning directness and simplicity which charmed and surprised him.

From Madcap by Gibbs, George