Ah Ying Lee: The Early Years

Ah Ying Lee was born on Aug. 25, 1912.

Ah Ying Lee was an elevator operator and also did stockroom work at H. Liebes & Company.

Flying a plane symbolized a freedom she didn't have on the ground.

<p>Ah Ying Lee met Louie Yen-chung, a student from China, while learning to fly in Portland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Chinese government turned down Ah Ying Lee's hope to fly for the Chinese Air Force, stating that women were too 'unstable' to fly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ah Ying Lee returned to the United States in December 1938.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>December 20, 1944</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ceiling and visibility unlimited</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She was badly burned in a plane crash and died two days later.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They faded into the housewifery and child rearing that defined the role of women in the 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Warren Heckrotte</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2010</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was a major in the Chinese Air Force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Virginia Luttrell Krahn</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He died in 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>February 1, 2013</p> Signup and view all the answers