Ruthy Tu

Ruthy Tu
Ruthy Tu, 1955 in Taiwan
Native name	杜光照
Died	1969
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Tu Guan-chiao
Occupation	aviator

Ruthy Tu (Chinese: 杜光照; ?-1969, also known as Tu Guan-chiao or Rosie Du)^[1] was a British-trained Chinese aviator who was one of the most prominent Chinese fliers in the 1930s.^[2] In 1932, she was widely reported as the first woman licensed pilot in China^[3]^[4] or accepted in the Chinese Army.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Tu later moved to Taiwan and became the first woman in that country to join the Bahá'í Faith in 1952, along with two men.^[8] She was active in the Bahá'í Assembly in Taiwan until her death in 1969.^[9]

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