I’d guess she’d easily qualify as much as a former president.
At the time, you were one of two African-American women among only 50 total female pilots. How did that impact your early career?
I think the impact was that female pilots were so new that there were logistical-type challenges. But as far as fitting in socially, I was very surprised. I think a lot of female pilots will say the same thing, that the guys accepted us. And there were maybe some guys who were opposed, but I didnt see that. Our challenge was equipment, making sure that our equipment could be personalized for females.
Notice her reply speaks to being a female but not AA. She probably doesn't think of herself as an AA but the interviewer had to get that in there.