Each entry in this page-a-day calendar for 2012 tells the story of a remarkable accomplishment or important milestone in women's aviation.

In 2012, you'll come across:

• Mary Feik, the first woman to win the FAA's Charles Taylor Master Mechanics Award, named for the Wright Brothers' mechanic and engineer
• Cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Terseshkova, the world's first woman in space, who is revered among one of Russia's most illustrious hereos
• Helicopter pilot Doris Mullen, whose 1966 death inspired a Whirly-Girls scholarship that has grown to annual awards of over $45,000

These high-flying stories of courage, bravado, and just plain chutzpah will inspire you to accomplish whatever you set your mind to—on the ground and in the air!