Marguerite (Rustanius) Fiorella, 1938

Growing up, Marguerite Rustanius Fiorella and her sister Helen embraced life in Alaska and fished, hunted, hiked, and climbed mountains. Both sisters were early Haida female pilots. Marguerite was believed to have been the first woman in Ketchikan to solo when she flew alone to Wrangell and back on September 13, 1941. Helen went on to operate Todd's Air Service with her husband Ed Todd.

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