A company founded in 1932, undeterred by the Great Depression; a woman executive in an industry and company dominated by male pilots; rated by New York Times as one of America’s 12 most distinguished executives in 1943; from someone who couldn’t tell the empennage of a plane from its wings going on to succeed her husband as the company’s CEO in 1950 and even inspiring the innovation of the smallest jet to train fighter pilots ….
The Woman Executive
Surest way to break the glass ceiling? Ignore all ceilings, grow your own wings and soar into the skies! Here is the astounding story of Olive Ann Beech who cofounded the Beech Aircraft Corporation. Some stunning ‘firsts’ in her story…