Marjorie M Kriz
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Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: The author received her BA in 1942 from Northwestern University; MA in 1943. She was a journalist for Chicago papers and a freelance writer. Biography:
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SOARING ABOVE SETBACKS ISBN: 1560987553 OCLC: 230775585 Smithsonian 1997 |
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Soaring above setbacks : ISBN: 1560984589 OCLC: 33132343 Smithsonians Institution Press, Washington, D.C. : ©1996. The first African American woman to earn a full commercial pilot's license, Janet Harmon Bragg led a life of multifaceted achievement. Not only a pioneering aviator but also a successful businesswomen, she owned and operated two nursing homes on Chicago's South Side for nearly three decades and traveled extensively in Africa. -- Back cover. |