Ruthy Tu
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]
Ruthy Tu | |
|---|---|
杜光照 | |
.jpg.webp) Ruthy Tu, 1955 in Taiwan | |
| Died | 1969 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Tu Guan-chiao |
| Occupation | aviator |
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]
References
Citations
- Sims 1994, p. 15.
- 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.
Bibliography
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- Gully, Patti (2007). Sisters of heaven: China's barnstorming aviatrixes : modernity, feminism, and popular imagination in Asia and the West. San Francisco, California: Long River Press. ISBN 978-1-59265-075-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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- Millward, Liz (2008). Women in British imperial airspace, 1922-1937. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7735-6051-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Shayler, David J.; Moule, Ian A. (2005). Women in space—following Valentina. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-1-84628-078-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sims, Barbara R. (1994). Taiwan Baháʼí Chronicle: An Historical Record of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Faith in Taiwan. Tokyo, Japan: Baha'i Publishing Trust of Taiwan. OCLC 47443603. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Baháʼí Chronology: years 1950s". Baháʼí Library Online. Wilmette, Illinois. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Ruthy Tu". Centennial of Women Pilots. Vancouver, Canada: Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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