Since the 1970s, women have been allowed to participate in military service in most countries. In the 1950s and 1960s, women were primarily restricted to serving in support fields such as flight simulation training, air traffic control, and as flight attendants. During World War II, women from every continent helped with war efforts and though mostly restricted from military flight many of the female pilots flew in auxiliary services. They were competing and winning against the men in air races, and women on every continent except Antarctica had begun to fly, perform in aerial shows, parachute, and even transport passengers. Within the first two decades of powered flight, female pilots were breaking speed, endurance and altitude records. Women who have been successful in various aviation fields have served as mentors to younger women, helping them along in their careers. Aviation also allowed women to "travel alone on unprecedented journeys". Women have been flying powered aircraft since 1908 prior to 1970, however, most were restricted to working privately or in support roles in the aviation industry. Women pilots were alsoįormerly called "aviatrices" (singular "aviatrix"). Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed. The United States Air Force's first African American female fighter pilot, Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell
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