# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Women in Aviation: Bessica Raiche
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Provided by Midway Village Museum, this presentation is part of the America 250 initiative: celebrating our nation throughout the year.About this EventThis event does not require registration.Dr. Bessica Raiche is recognized as the First Woman Aviator of America, having soloed the airplane she helped to design and build on September 16, 1910. She is the first woman in America to do so and attended Rockford High School as a teen.In early aviation—the obstacles were plenty-especially for women. The Aeronautical Society of America declared Bessica’s flight as the first solo flight by a woman in the United States for which she was awarded a diamond-studded gold medal inscribed ‘First Woman Aviator in America’. She was an inspiration to many future female aviators.Provided by Midway Village Museum, this presentation is part of the America 250 initiative: celebrating our nation throughout the year.This program is open to all ages and is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration is not required.For more information, please contact Susan at susang@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dekalb/women-in-aviation-bessica-raiche/100001989227079744
- **Event Categories**: fitness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour
  - Location: Dekalb Public Library
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: DeKalb
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Dekalb Public Library
- **lat**: 41.9321573
- **long**: -88.7500323
- **full address**: Dekalb Public Library, 309 Oak Street, DeKalb, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Women in Aviation: Bessica Raiche being held?
  - **A:** Women in Aviation: Bessica Raiche takes place on Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Dekalb Public Library, 309 Oak Street, DeKalb, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Women in Aviation: Bessica Raiche?
  - **A:** Women in Aviation: Bessica Raiche is organized by DeKalb Public Library.

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