death_date death_place children birth_place parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
11 april 1932 balboa island , newport beach , california catherine e. raiche wisconsin elizabeth and james b. medlar april 1875 françois `` frank '' c. raiche bessica_medlar_raiche jpg _ -lrb- october_11 , _ 1910 -rrb- . bessie raiche
 bessica faith raiche dentist , businesswoman , and physician
bessie raiche

bessica faith raiche née medlar , known as bessie raiche , -lrb- april 1875 -- 11 april 1932 -rrb- was a dentist , businesswoman , and physician , who was the first woman in the united states accredited with flying solo in an airplane .
her accomplishment -lrb- although dimmed by the existence of another flight by a us female earlier in the month -rrb- is impressive because she had received no flight instruction or experience prior to her flight .
