▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁men ▁and ▁had ▁little ▁background ▁in ▁math ▁or ▁physics . ▁When ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁Sel k irk ' s ▁first ▁female ▁gradu ate . ▁Camer on ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁regional ▁air lines ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁and ▁also ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁co - p il oting ▁a ▁DC - 3 ▁in ▁In uv ik , ▁N T , ▁where ▁she ▁loaded ▁plan es ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁for ▁supply ▁runs ▁to ▁oil ▁fields ▁in ▁T uk to y akt uk . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Air ▁Canada , ▁becoming ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁first ▁female ▁pilot . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁Canadian ▁air line ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁h ired ▁to ▁fly ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁air line , ▁following ▁Ros ella ▁B j orn son . ▁Air ▁Canada ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁and ▁the ▁news ▁hit ▁front ▁pages — US ▁pilot ▁Em ily ▁Warner ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Pass engers ▁sometimes ▁treated ▁her ▁poor ly , ▁hur led ▁ab us ive ▁and ▁de mean ing ▁comments ▁and ▁even ▁passed ▁her ▁garbage . ▁ ▁Camer on ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁captain ▁in