Welcome to Brave Aviator Airlines, where stories take flight! Unbuckle your curiosity as we take off on an adventure through time to meet four pioneers of aviation: Bessie Coleman, Hazel Ying Lee, Maggie Gee and Mae Jemison. From flying circuses and Avenger Field to the space shuttle Endeavor, these women broke through racial and gender barriers to reach new heights of acceptance in the field of aviation and beyond!  Join us for future "Hidden Heroes of History" episodes of the Dorktales Storytime Podcast where you’ll discover more hidden heroes in science, technology, engineering, arts, math and human rights who changed the world. Join us as we uncover the stories of the STEAMers and dreamers who made history! Find more information about Brave Aviators: https://jonincharacter.com/brave-aviators/  Visit the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website:  https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/ FOLLOW US: If our storytelling brings you some joy…and a few laughs, please follow us in your preferred podcast app so future episodes will automatically show up in your podcast library. We’d be so grateful if you helped us grow, by letting others know about our geeky tales too. Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time! Please rate this podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/dorktales Join our mailing list: https://bit.ly/dorktales-signup Members of Kids Listen – advocates for quality podcasts for kids: https://www.kidslisten.org/ BONUS CONTENT: Additional downloadable content and activities for our Hidden Heroes of History episodes will be available for free to our mailing list subscribers so please make sure you sign up. CREDITS: This episode has been a Jonincharacter production. Today’s hero story was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Studio Circle Recordings.  Follow Dorktales Storytime Podcast on Instagram @dorktalesstorytime and follow our friends, The Adventures of Power Dog in Dogland, @powerdogadventures there too! Attention grown-ups! We want to hear from your kids! Have them ask Jonathan and Mr. Redge a question for a chance to hear a shout out and response on a future episode. Email us at [email protected], call the Mr. Redge hotline at 650.503.9122 or go to our podcast contact page for more ways to get in touch! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales)