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Its March and this month we celebrate Women!

W omen are simply amazing. I think of Ginger Rodgers in all her glory matching the complicated choreography of Fred Astaire dancing elegantly and effortlessly BACKWARDS and in HEELS!!!!! We are magical and mesmerizing and all too often our excellence is overlooked or unseen. I'm so excited to share the stories of women throughout history and right in our own neighborhoods who are quietly and consistently awe inspiring! Welcome to Glam Girl Go! This is where we celebrate women of past and present around the globe who do their part in making this world a better place!

Women who make you say Wow!: Stephanie Johnson; Delta Air Lines first African-American female captain.

W omen in aviation fill my heart with pride. The first time I met a female pilot I was literally star struck. As someone that works in the travel industry, I know how few and far in between it is to see women and even more rare, women of color. That's why the story of Stephanie Johnson two time airline trailblazer is so inspirational.  Stephanie Johnson made history in 1997 as Northwest Airline's first female AND first African American pilot. A graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Technology, she displayed an unwavering work ethic and focus by earning her her Private, Commercial, Flight Instructor, and Flight Engineer Certificates with Instrument and Multi engine ratings while working as a Flight Instructor in the Aviation program.  Stephanie Johnson Delta Air Lines first African-American Captain By 1993, Johnson was hired as an Airport Operations Agent at Burke Lakefront Airport, in Cleveland, Ohio where she continued to ...