99s Museum of Women Pilots

The 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City celebrates the history of women in aviation and is closely tied to the international organization of women pilots known as The Ninety-Nines. The organization was founded in 1929, with Amelia Earhart serving as its first elected president. The museum's collection documents pioneering aviators, record setters, military pilots, racers, instructors, astronauts and women working throughout aviation. Photographs, uniforms, personal papers and flight-related artifacts show how women entered a field that was often resistant to their participation. Its Oklahoma City location is fitting because The Ninety-Nines maintains its international headquarters nearby. The museum is especially effective at showing that women's aviation history did not stop with Earhart; generations of pilots continued to push into commercial, military, scientific and competitive flying. Visitors interested in aviation can pair the museum with the nearby Oklahoma City aviation community or with the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford for a broader look at the state's connections to flight.