Hanna Hübner-Kunath (1909 to 1994) was Bremen's first female pilot in the field of motorized flight. At a time when motorized aviation was still in its infancy, she wanted to make flying more attractive to women in Germany as an active pilot. She founded a women's flying group within the Bremen Aviation Association and trained young women to become pilots, which was extremely unusual at the time. 

Hübner-Kunath continued to pursue her passion into old age and was for a time Germany's oldest pilot. Her personal effects, which include numerous photographs, letters, certificates, ID cards, and reports, are kept at the State and University Library (SuUB) in Bremen.

Hanna Hübner-Kunath's bequest was fully cataloged by history students as part of a seminar. Previously unexplored documents were found and made available for further research. The seminar participants reviewed, described, and organized all the materials, gaining intensive insights into the history of women and aviation in Bremen. 
“The students were particularly enthusiastic about working with the originals,” explains Dr. Maria Hermes-Wladarsch, lecturer of the seminar and head of the Historical Collections Department at the SuUB.
The approximately 250 documents are now listed in the Kalliope Union Catalog, and the originals are available for research and study in the SuUB's manuscript reading room.

Further Information: 

https://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/home-english/

Contact: 

Dr. Maria Hermes-Wladarsch
Head of Historical Collections, State and University Library Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-59571
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