On her return flight, she flew even faster, completing the trip in 13 hours, 22 minutes. Nichols set a transcontinental record in 1930, beating Charles Lindbergh's record set earlier that year, flying from New York to Burbank, California in 16 hours, 59 minutes. She became the first woman to land in all 48 contiguous states in 1929. She set record for non-stop flight from New York to Miami in January 1928 with flight instructor Harry Rogers and was nicknamed the "Flying Debutante" by the press. She knew from a young age that her interests were not in the classroom but outdoors. She grew up in Rye, New York, attended The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry and then went on to study at Wellesley College graduating in 1924.Ī founding member of the Ninety-Nines and a Women’s Air Derby racer, Nichols became first woman in the world to earn an international hydroplane license. She was born Februin New York City to Erickson Norman Nichols and Edith Corlis Haines.
In the late 1920s through mid-1930s, Ruth Rowland Nichols was one of the best-known American women in aviation.
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