Lady Heath Aviator Jumpsuit

Lady Mary Heath.   Lady Mary Heath was born Sophie Catherine Theresa Mary Peirce-Evans in 1896 in Limerick County, Ireland. Over time, while her name became shorter, her list of bona fides grew exponentially. A few highlights:    - Dispatch rider in WWI,    - Published poet,    - Published author,    - Set world records in high jump and javelin throw,    - First woman member of the London Light Aeroplane Club,    - Licensed to fly both privately and commercially.   In February 1928, she embarked on the expedition that would make her world-famous: the first solo flight by a woman from South Africa to England. When she arrived in London, she stepped out of the plane wearing a silk dress, fur coat, and black straw hat.   All style.   She declared flying to be “so safe that a woman can fly across Africa wearing a Parisian frock and keeping her nose powdered all the way.” Not a stretch to imagine she would appreciate this silk jumpsuit, too.   Lady Heath Aviator Jumpsuit (No. J7776). A true