Millicent Bryant

Millicent Bryant
Died	1927
Occupation	Aviator

Millicent Maude Bryant (née Harvey, 8 January 1878 – 3 November 1927) was an Australian aviator, the first woman to earn a pilot's license in Australia, in 1927.

Bryant was born at Apsley, Wellington, New South Wales. Her parents were Edmund George Harvey and Georgiana Sarah Bartlett Harvey. She was one of ten children.

In March 1927, at age 49, Bryant earned a pilot's license from the Australian Aero Club of New South Wales. She was the first woman to qualify for a private pilot's license in Australia.

Bryant was married to Edward James Bryant. They had three sons (born 1901, 1903, and 1908). She was widowed in 1926.

Bryant died by drowning in Sydney Harbour in 1927, aged 49 years, one of the victims of the Tahiti-Greycliffe Ferry disaster. Five planes flew over her funeral and dropped a flower wreath in tribute. Her leather flying helmet is in the collection of the National Library of Australia.

In 2001, Millicent Bryant was inducted into the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. In 2007, to mark the 80th anniversary of her pilot's license, an official plaque was attached to her tombstone by the Australian Women Pilots' Association.

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