Evening star., 1922-12-03
RAPS CAREERS
Miss Gatlin Has Positive
Ideas on Girls Work.

IiSS LILLIAN GATLlN. the only
ANl woman aviator to cross the con-
ticcn: by airplane to date, was in
town last week and had some very in
tere>tiug opirIons to offer on the sub
ject Of careers for girls
In the first place. Miss (iatlin states
fa;!y that sh" -doeSn: believe in go-
5ng in for careers at ALL" In the Sec
md place, she herself has. while still
young. already achieved two careers
Tor hersei: ard made a distinct sue
cess of each of them. But of course.
she insists that most of her honorS
have been thrust upon her rather than
won IS the rtSul. of definite aim In
tuat direction. Moreover, Miss Cat
in tHink. Happers are not only pos
.-ib.t but quite delightful in their de-
Felopment OF poise and backbone.
Il have many friends back home in
san Francisco. said Miss Gatlin, who
81" unden;ably fiappers in dress. man
s'"rS and actions. but even the flap
pies! of them is 50 true blue under
icath her Slangy mannerismS that
any one who NltHS ;.?v!l! knows that
ury are Just an outgrowth of the pc
culiar conditions forced upon us as
the aftermath of the war, and the
pendulum Will aS surely swing back
% Il more conservative type of girl
lfter all. Eve is the same through all
fhe ages. and each generation only
adds a new gift to her long list of
graces just as her masculine counter
part progresses in his development.
This pioneer American woman f1ier
generally known by the nickname of
Big Sister of the Flying Men. was
,'orn III London. England. However.
she Received mot of her education in
the United states and attended
american colleges. Her alma mater
* the University of Illinois. She also
has the Crsr~,' Q. master OF arts from
the University Of Michigan and has
,iuu.- special WORK a; the University
rt california. She specialized while
ai college in English. German and
nsy"h"!ogy Miss Gatlin has also
studied abroad
Following her college study. Miss
Gatlin entered the field of newspaper
feature writing and wrote steadily in
general newspaper work until 1918.
acknowledged magazine writer's for
;.ational periodicals. Her first article
% such a publication was sold to the
ladies' Home Journal in 1918 and
marked the beginning of her progress
as a magazine rather than a newSpa-
concentrated her writing ability on
the subject of aeronautlcS exclusively.
Although literature is Miss Gatlin's
profession, her chief hobby is aviation
and she recommends il as sport to
all girls who are fully qualified to
take it up. To her mind there is no
sport that can. match it for exhilarat-
ing experiences and real adventure.
and now she Will not consider travtl
jng any other way. She took shor;
rain journey and was amazed to find
now disagreeable the trip seemed
after flying.
Il got so much SCOT up my nose that
] had to have an operation to get il
cut% laughed Miss Gatlin, land l de-
cided then and there that if possible
in the future there would be no more
train journeys"
Miss Gatlin made the tranSconti-
mental trip from San Francisco to New
York city in twenty-seven and one
half hours-a record Highland now
i;she wants to fly around the world. For
the present. however. she will be con-
tent with flying back to California
from here.
She is the first woman member of
the National Aeronautical Association
and has received a beautiful engrav-
ing from the association bearing
statement which recognizes her Prov
ass In aviation and the good she has
done in work through that medium.
Miss Gatlin was also the first in
diytdual in tho United States to re-
s-eive a personal telegram from Mr..
IIarding after he had been made
President of the United States. The
Telegram contained his recognition of
hration Of San. Francisco Aerial day,
March IL, 1922. Now. through the
help of her states representative,
Julius Kahn, and the interest of the
President himself in her idea, Miss
A;atlin has won decision to set aside
national aerial day in remembrance of
the nations heroes who have flown
on" as Miss Gatlin puts II, in the
service of their country