A trailblazer in the sky, Indiana's great aviator
INDIANAPOLIS — This Women's History Month we are celebrating women making great strides in our state.
Willa Beatrice Brown was born on January 22, 1906, in Glasgow, Kentucky. By the age of six, Brown's parents relocated further north. Willa Brown landed her first teaching job at Roosevelt High School, an all-black school in Gary, Indiana.It wasn't long before her passion reached new heights. "The door was often shut in her face, she was as comfortable with failure, probably more so than success," Murff said.
Willa Brown's name is attached to many firsts. She has a Congressional Gold Medal for World War II, named one of the most influential women in aviation, you can find her in the Smithsonian Institution Museum, an aviation school named after her, and so much more. But there's one recognition that has yet to be added to her list of accomplishments, being inducted into the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame.
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