Janet harmon bragg autobiography of a flea
Janet harmon bragg autobiography of a flea
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Janet Bragg
American amateur aviator, nurse and businesswoman (1907–1993)
Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg (born Jane Nettie Harmon) [1] (March 24, 1907 — April 11, 1993) was an American amateur aviator.[2] In 1942, she was the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license.[3][4] She is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.[5]
Life
Janet Harmon was born on March 24, 1907, in Griffin, Georgia.[1] She was the seventh child in a family with African and Cherokee ancestry.[1] Harmon attended Episcopal schools and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and qualified as a registered nurse in 1929.[4][6] Shortly after graduation she left Georgia for Illinois and was hired as a nurse by Wilson Hospital in Chicago.[6] She married Evans Waterford; this first marriage fell apart in two years.
After the divorce Harmon continued to work as nurse, thi