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Marjorie Claire Stinson (July 5, 1895 – April 15, 1975) was an American aviator. She trained at the Wright_Flying_School, and earned her Fédération_Aéronautique_Internationale license in 1914, becoming the ninth person to do so. Stinson became an exhibition pilot, and later was the first female airmail pilot in the United States, flying from Seguin to San_Antonio,_Texas in 1915. Along with her sister Katherine, she taught at the Stinson School of Flying established by her mother. After it closed, Marjorie returned to exhibition flying and worked at the Department of the Navy, retiring in 1945. She died at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1975. Stinson was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines.

== Timeline of Events ==
 * 1896 July 5th - Born, Fort Payne, Alabama
 * 1914 - Issued U.S.pilot's license No 9
 * 1914-1918 - Trained Canadian Air Force cadets, San Antonio, Texas, flight school
 * 1915 - Inducted into US Aviation Reserve Corps, as its only woman
 * 1917-1928- Stunt Show pilot
 * 1930-1945 - Draftsman, War Department, Washington DC
 * 1975 April 15th- Died Washington DC

Early Career
Marjorie Stinson attended Millsap College in Jackson Mississippi, shortly after she became the 9th person in the world to receive her pilot’s license. Marjorie, following in the footsteps of her sister, Katherine, learnt to fly in June 1914 learning to fly at the Wright School in Dayton.In May of 1915 Marjorie became the first in Texan history to be a flying mail carrier. After being unsuccessful in starting the airmail route in Texas she joined the family flight school becoming an instructor like her sister. Marjorie was admitted into the US Aviation Reserve Corps as the only woman in 1915. Marjorie along with her sister Katherine trained more than 80 American and Canadian pilots at their flight school named the Stinson School of flying, when the Royal Canadian Flying Corp sent their cadets to receive their training at the school, which is now a part of the San Antonio Municipal Airport. Where Marjorie was referred to as ”The Flying Scoolmarm” and her students as ‘The Texas Escadrille” Marjorie also did barnstorming which is a form of entertainment where stunt pilots performed tricks it was very popular in the 1920s in America.

Stunt Show Pilot
From 1917 to 1928 Marjorie was a very successful stunt show pilot performing at events like:
 * July 3rd 1915, Marjorie made 2 flights one at 10:30 and one at 4:30 in Bogalusa, Louisiana
 * August 29th 1914, Marjorie and her sister Katherine carried the yellow ”votes for Women” banner in their Wright Biplane at the suffrage field day in Chicago, they abandoned their exhibition tour to take part in the suffragette field and thus raise 50,000 fund for 6 suffragette “campaign states”
 * Monday June 23 1919,a Campaign for 10 000 000 fund for a Victory Memorial Building in Washington, marjorie flew across washington to help advertise their campaign
 * Monday April 21, Marjorie flew a small Curtis Plane between Bolling Field and Potomac park in Washington and upon landing sold $3000 dollars worth of bonds for Victory Liberty Loans

Katherine Stinson
Katherine Stinson was the 4th woman  in the United States to receive her pilot's license, she received her license on July 24, 1912 and later began an exhibition career flying the Wright Biplane, Katherine originally took up stunt flying to make money to pay for her to go to Europe to follow a music career, but didn't as she focussed more seriously on flying. Katherine was the person in the Stinson family who motivated the rest to take up careers in flying. Katherine became the first woman to perform a loop on July 18, 1915 at Cicero Field, Chicago, she was also the first woman authorized to carry mail.

Death
When Marjorie died in 1976 on July 26th she was cremated and her ashes spread across the Stinson Airfield.

Stinson Airfield
After being established 1915 by the Stinson Family, the Stinson Municipal Airport is the second oldest general aviation airport. It holds the home of the Texas Flight Museum and was used as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces during World War 2.