Ruthy Tu | |
|---|---|
杜光照 | |
.jpg) Ruthy Tu, 1955 in Taiwan | |
| Died | 1969 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Tu Guan-chiao |
| Occupation | aviator |
Ruthy Tu (Chinese: 杜光照; pinyin: Dù Guāngzhào; ?-1969, also known as Tu Guan-chiao or Rosie Du)[1] was a British-trained Chinese aviator who was one of the most prominent Chinese fliers in the 1930s.[2] In 1932, she became the first Chinese woman to earn a pilot's license[3][2] and the first woman to join the Chinese Army as a pilot.[4]
Tu later moved to Taiwan and became the first woman in that country to join the Baháʼí Faith in 1952, along with two men.[5] She was active in the Baháʼí Assembly in Taiwan until her death in 1969.[6]
- ^ Sims 1994, p. 15.
- ^ a b Gully 2007, p. 352.
- ^ "First Licensed Female Pilots (per country) - Women in Aviation & Space History". Centennialofwomenpilots.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Shayler, David J.; Moule, Ian A. (2005). Women in space—following Valentina. Berlin: Springer. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-84628-078-8.
- ^ Baháʼí Library Online 2010.
- ^ Sims 1994, pp. 15, 18, 20.