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Title: Famous idol for women: Elly Beinhorn, aviation pioneer
Description: Elly Beinhorn, basic information, why she is an idol for women
Description: Elly Beinhorn, basic information, why she is an idol for women
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Famous idol for women: Elly Beinhorn, aviation pioneer
Born:
-May 30th 1907
-Hanover, Germany
Died:
-Novembre 28th 2007
-Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany
Job:
-German aviation pioneer
Children:
- Son with Bernd Rosemeyer (race car driver): named Bernd
-Daughter with Karl Wittmann (industrial clerk): named Stefanie Elly Barbara
Known by:
-Flight to Africa, emergency landing on way back (1931)
-World tour (1931 to 1932)
-Several small expeditions
-In Europe known as "flying journalist" (since 1951)
Resons why she was and is an idol for women:
-Became a pilot against her parents will, not according to gender roles →
assertiveness
-Didn't care about male concurrence trying to put her down → strong,
courageous
-Always flew alone → Strong without a man → independence of woman
-Won awards, was well known → showed women can be succesful / famous
too
-Stood up for womens rights in airlines → fought for equal rights
Conclusion:
All in one Elly Beinhorn was and is a great role model for women because she has
prevailed against her family, men and her "calling" as a future housewife
...
Elly Beinhorn
stood up for equal rights of men and women
Title: Famous idol for women: Elly Beinhorn, aviation pioneer
Description: Elly Beinhorn, basic information, why she is an idol for women
Description: Elly Beinhorn, basic information, why she is an idol for women