March 8 – This Day in History

Women’s History Month

March 8 – Mdm. de Laroche takes wing

1908 – British Parliament rejects women’s suffrage bill.

1910 – The Baroness Elise Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first women in history to earn a pilot’s license.

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de-LAROCHE airship womens history onemanz

1911 – International Women’s Day is celebrated for the first time.