13 groundbreaking female pilots throughout history who shattered the glass ceiling

Matice Wright was the first African American woman to be a flight officer in the US Navy.USN - U.S. Defense Imagery/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

• Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman in the world to receive a pilot's license.
• Ninety-two years ago, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and four years later, she made the trip solo.
• Matice Wright was the first African American woman to be a flight officer in the US Navy.

Throughout history, groundbreaking female pilots have shattered the glass ceiling by taking to the skies.

Here are 13 women who broke aviation records (and in some cases, the sound barrier) in their careers as pilots.