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The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, also known as 99s, was founded on November 2, 1929, at Curtiss Field, Valley Stream, New York, for the mutual support and advancement of women pilots. The Ninety-Nines is an international organization for female pilots that provides professional opportunities to women in aviation. All 117 women pilots licensed at the time were invited, and the group is named for the 99 of them who attended the meeting or expressed an interest in forming a group. ==Membership== Charter members include: * Amelia Earhart * Fay Gillis Wells * Nancy-Bird Walton * Ila Loetscher * Phyllis Fleet * Betty Gillies * Candis Hall * Louise Thaden * Ruth Nichols * Phoebe Omlie * Mary Goodrich Jenson * Opal Kunz * Mildred Stinaff Other notable members include: * Jackie Cochran * Elsie MacGill * Bobbi Trout * Pancho Barnes * Patty Wagstaff * Jeana Yeager * Helen Cox Bikle * Sheila Scott * Kitty Hach * Eileen Collins * Shirley Zillig * Bonnie Gann * Linda Godwin * Elvy Kalep * Katherine Sui Fun Cheung *Pamela Melroy * Margaret Perry Cooper Manser〔http://www.ninety-nines.org/past-presidents.htm〕 Charter member Margaret Thomas "Tommy" Warren believes she might have been the youngest charter member of the 99's — only 17 when she joined. She was not present at the first gathering of women aviators on Long Island in October 1929, but did go to New York with Frances Harrell for the second meeting on December 14 at the home of Opal Kunz and was appointed to represent Texas.〔 Currently, the organization has 5,230 members in thirty countries. The mission of the Ninety-Nines is to promote world fellowship through flight, to provide networking and scholarship opportunities for women and aviation education in the community, and to preserve the unique history of women in aviation. The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The organization is divided into "sections" that are part of geographical areas covering several states in the U.S., provinces in Canada, and even countries. Chapters are the smallest grouping, falling under their geographical "sections". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ninety-Nines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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