Pioneer Aviatrix. She was a pioneer in the aviation industry, which was dominated by men. She was flying before women had the right to vote. Known as Betty Scott, she began driving an automobile aged 13, at a time when there was no minimum age for automobile drivers much less any kind of driver licensing program. She terrorized the streets of her hometown, leading to the Rochester Council attempting to ban her from the road, but in 1910 she became the first woman to drive coast-to-coast across the United States. She drove a Willys-Overland Model 38 automobile. This stunt was attended by the media, garnered attention from the Glenn Curtiss Exhibition flying team, who invited her to take her skills to the air. As the only female student, she was personally tutored by Curtiss. Although not planned or well-documented, she claims that she was in the air solo in August of 1910. Recognized by the Aeronautical Society of America, Bessica Raiche's September 16, 1910 solo airplane flight is documented as the first made by a female. In 1911 she became the first long-distance female flyer in the United States. She set a long-distance flying record for women of 10 miles on July 30, 1911 and then a 25-mile record in August of 1911. She was known as "The Tomboy of the Air" and went on to become the first female test pilot, for Glenn Martin in 1912. After having a serious aircraft crash in 1913, she had a year-long recuperation period. She retired from professional flying in 1916. She then went to Hollywood, spending several years as a screenwriter for R.K.O., Universal and Warner Brothers studios and authoring comedies, stage treatments and children's stories. She performed the lead role in the first movie made about flying, "The Aviator's Bride". She also wrote, produced and hosted the "Rambles with Roberta" radio shows in California and New York. In 1948 she was the first American female to fly in a jet. The Aeronautics Association of the United States honored her in 1953. In 1954 she joined the staff of the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, traveling extensively to collect priceless artifacts for the museum's collection. The United States Postal Service honored her with a commemorative stamp in 1980. In 2005, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She was cremated.