The Sky Rebel: Asegedech Assefa

1962. Ethiopia. To everyone else, the cockpit was off-limits for a

woman. But Asegedech Assefa was watching from the wings, ready to fly.

The culture said no. The generals said never. She simply worked

harder. She trained sharper than any man. She was fighting for her seat.

September. Her first solo flight. A glass ceiling shattered at five

thousand feet. The first African woman to conquer the sky alone. A true pioneer.

She cleared the runway for every African woman pilot who followed her. The hero history

forgot. What is stopping you from taking flight?