Mary Ann Campana

Mary Ann Campana, born Edvige Bianca Maria Campana (Barrea, Italy, April 8, 1913 – 2009), emigrated to the United States and became the first woman in Ohio to earn a pilot's license. She went on to set an aviation world endurance record in light aircraft in 1933.

Biography Edvige Campana was born in Barrea (AQ), in Abruzzo, on April 8, 1913 to Salvatore Campana and Maria Lombardozzi.

Campana flew for the last time in 1943, after which she devoted her time to business and entrepreneurship, especially the Strouss-Hirshberg department store and the May Company. Finally, she was a co-owner of the Pollyanna Clothes, a children's clothing chain.

Honors Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – ordinary uniform ribbon: "On the initiative of the President of the Republic Francesco Cossiga" – October 11, 1990 In 2022, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in her birthplace, the municipality of Barrea, Italy.