IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 941 
Recognizing May 20 as ‘‘National Women in Aerospace Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2025 
Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself and Mr. HARIDOPOLOS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing May 20 as ‘‘National Women in Aerospace 
Day’’. 
Whereas National Women in Aerospace Day recognizes and 
emphasizes the importance of American women in avia-
tion, human spaceflight, and other related aerospace 
fields, including— 
(1) Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to 
earn a pilot’s license; 
(2) Bessie Coleman, the first African-American per-
son to earn a pilot’s license; 
(3) Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo 
across the Atlantic Ocean, and was instrumental in the 
formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for fe-
male pilots; 
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(4) Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to break 
the sound barrier; 
(5) Pearl I. Young, the first female technical em-
ployee at the National Advisory Committee for Aero-
nautics (NACA), and a pioneer in technical writing; 
(6) Jerrie Cobb, the first woman to undergo and 
pass the same physical testing developed for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) astro-
naut selection, and a staunch advocate for women in 
space flight; 
(7) Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who pro-
vided calculations and analyzed data for NACA, and then 
NASA, including for the Freedom 7 mission and for 
Apollo missions; 
(8) Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first Chief of 
Astronomy and first female executive, a prominent figure 
in development of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the 
namesake of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 
currently under development at NASA; 
(9) Eleanor Williams, the first African-American 
woman to be certified as an air traffic controller; 
(10) Emily Howell Warner, the first woman to be-
come a United States airline captain; 
(11) Dr. Sally Ride, a physicist and the first Amer-
ican woman to travel to space; 
(12) Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, a geologist and the first 
American woman to perform a spacewalk; 
(13) Dr. Mae Jemison, a medical doctor and the 
first African-American woman to travel to space; 
(14) Dr. Ellen Ochoa, an engineer and the first His-
panic woman to travel to space and the first Hispanic di-
rector of NASA’s Johnson Space Center; 
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(15) Patrice Clarke-Washington, the first African- 
American woman to become a United States airline cap-
tain; 
(16) Colonel Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot 
and to command a space shuttle; 
(17) Dr. Christine Darden, an engineer whose re-
search revolutionized aerodynamics design, particularly to 
reduce the production of sonic noise, and the first Afri-
can-American woman at NASA Langley to be promoted 
to Senior Executive Service, the top rank in the Federal 
civil service; 
(18) Dr. Jeanette Epps, an engineer and the Afri-
can-American astronaut who has spent the most time in 
space; 
(19) Dr. Jessica U. Meir, a scientist who (along with 
Christina Koch) conducted the first 3 all-female 
spacewalks; 
(20) Christina Koch, an engineer who (along with 
Jessica U. Meir) conducted the first 3 all-female 
spacewalks, is the recordholder for the longest single 
space flight by a woman, and is set to become the first 
woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit on the Artemis 
II mission in 2026; and 
(21) countless other women whose pioneering 
achievements and dedication have expanded the frontiers 
of aerospace; 
Whereas women’s contributions in the field of aerospace have 
been critical to its success; 
Whereas women currently make up only roughly 20 percent 
of the aerospace workforce; 
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Whereas increasing the number of women in the aerospace 
field will be critical to maintaining a competitive aero-
space workforce and programs; and 
Whereas diversity in any field incorporates different experi-
ences, which can ultimately lead to more creative and pio-
neering solutions; 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the celebration of ‘‘National 
Women in Aerospace Day’’ as a time to reflect on 
the many notable contributions that women have 
made to the field of aerospace in the United States; 
(2) urges the people of the United States to ob-
serve National Women in Aerospace Day with appro-
priate programs and activities; and 
(3) affirms the commitment of the House of 
Representatives to ensuring that all women have 
equal access to opportunity in the aerospace field. 
Æ 
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