Every Woman is Worthy® on Instagram: "Captain Theresa Claiborne is a pioneering aviator and trailblazer who broke barriers in both military and commercial flight. She made history in 1990 as the first African American woman pilot hired by United Airlines, later retiring as a United Airlines captain after a distinguished commercial aviation career. Before that, Claiborne served in the U.S. Air Force, where she was among the first group of women trained as pilots and became the first African Ameri