Happy pride month! Today we are doing an introduction on Roberta Cowell, a racecar driver and pilot. This includes her career at Brooklands, and her life as a transgender woman, being the first legally recognized transgender woman in the UK!

SOURCES:
Roberta Cowell | UCL Campaign - UCL – University College London
Overlooked No More: Roberta Cowell, Trans Trailblazer, Pilot and Auto Racer - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
'It's easier to change a body than to change a mind': The extraordinary life and lonely death of Roberta Cowell | The Independent | The Independent
Brooklands Museum :: LGBTQ at Brooklands: Roberta Cowell

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