Sure, Charles Lindbergh was the most famous person alive. But did you know his mother was a pioneering Detroiter?

Charles Lindbergh and his mother
Photo credit Yale University

(WWJ) In 1929, when Charles Lindbergh touched down in Paris — becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean — he instantly became the most famous man on the planet.

But as WWJ's Zach Clark learns in a new Woman's History Month episode of The Daily J podcast, the secret to Lindbergh's success was his Detroit-born mother.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Yale University