The most prolific evidence of the Industrial Revolutionâs impact on the modern world is seen in the worldwide human population growth. Humans have been around for about 2.2 million years.
Synopsis. Born in rural West Florida circa 1906, Jacqueline Cochran grew up in poverty. After working as a beautician and starting her own company, she became involved in aviation. She advocated for female aviator involvement in WWII and led the Womenâs Air Force Service Pilots training program.
Born in 1925, Jerrie Mock first flew at five years of age in a Ford TriMotor and became one of the first female aeronautical engineering students at Ohio State University. She married a pilot, Russell Mock, and flying with him only furthered her interest in flight.