I really do find all these stories inspirational. For me, at least, it's the stories that impress and not the gender of those they are about.
And to think that they have all come together here in this thread.
Causing people to post them here is probably Ms Curtis-Taylor's only real contribution to aviation, and we should thank her for it!
Of course, none of these truly impressive aviators can match her achievements in bullsh1tting her way to a bunch of undeserved awards. So she's ahead of them on one count at least.......