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Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg (born Jane Nettie Harmon) (March 24, 1907 — April 11, 1993) was an American amateur aviator. In 1942, she was the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license. She is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Learn about Janet Harmon Bragg, one of the first female black aviators and the first to hold a commercial pilot’s license. She faced racism and sexism in her pursuit of flying and became a nurse, a businesswoman and an author.
Mar 22, 2011 · In one particularly compelling interview, Janet Harmon Bragg, one of the first female black aviators, describes how she faced adversity nearly all her life not only because she was black, but also because she was a woman.
- Kira M. Sobers
- 2011
Janet Harmon Bragg, the first Black woman in the United States to earn a full commercial pilot's license, died at the age of eighty-six in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. A native of Georgia, Bragg graduated from Spelman College and did graduate work at Loyola University and the University of Chicago.
Janet Harmon Bragg was an American amateur aviator. From her humble beginnings, she became the first African American woman to earn a private pilot’s license in the United States in 1934 and, in 1942, the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license.
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Feb 16, 2024 · Spelman alumna Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg, C’29, was an American aviator, nurse and first Black woman to hold a commercial pilot license. As a 2022 inductee in the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, her life and determination continues to inspire generations of aviators and women in the field of aviation.
