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SPEAKER_00: Hello, I'm Lauren Iannotti, editor-in-chief of Real Simple, and I'll be your guest host for this week of Womanica. This month, we're talking about movers and shakers, dancers, stunt women, martial artists, and other pioneering women who've used their physical prowess to shake things up. Today, we're talking about a woman who didn't like following anyone else's rules but her own. Whether by horseback, boat, or plane, she was always on the move to her next adventure. Let's meet Pancho Barnes. Pancho Barnes was born Florence Leontyne Lowe in 1901. She was born into a wealthy family with a 35-room mansion in San Marino, California. From the very beginning, she had an energetic nature, which was something her father and grandfather would cultivate. Florence's father, Thaddeus Lowe Jr., raised her as the son he wished he had. Meanwhile, her brother was sickly and died young. And then there was Florence's grandfather. He was a balloonist who enjoyed sharing his love for sportsmanship and adventure with Florence. He took her to her first airshow when she was 10 years old and sparked a lifelong love for the skies. Florence's mother did not think her daughter's exuberance was becoming for a young woman, so she shipped Florence off to various private schools and convents over the years. But Florence was too headstrong. She ran away several times as a teenager, including once to Tijuana on horseback. When Florence graduated from school, she wanted to become a veterinarian. She loved animals, but her mother had other plans for her. It was time for Florence to settle down and get married. Florence was married off to Reverend C. Rankin Barnes when she was 19 years old. Nine months later, Florence had a son, William, but she didn't settle down. Florence ran away again a few years after her son was born. to Rome, the country. When Florence was 22 years old, her mother died and left her a fortune. She used that money to fund her travels and roaring weeks-long parties for many years. One night, Florence and some fun-loving friends hatched a plan to work on a cargo ship headed for Mexico. Florence even had to disguise herself as a man in order to blend in with her friends. It wasn't until the boat left the Los Angeles harbor that they learned that it wasn't any old cargo ship. They were smuggling guns and ammunition to Mexican revolutionaries. Once they arrived in Mexico, armed guards boarded the boat and held Florence and the rest of the crew hostage for six weeks. Florence devised a plan with her friend and the helmsman of the boat, Roger Shute. They escaped on a stolen horse and burrow and rode as fast as they could. Florence joked that Roger looked like Don Quixote atop his horse. He concluded that made her poncho, though Don Quixote's sidekick's name was actually Sancho. Regardless, the name stuck for the rest of her life. So it was that after months of walking, hitchhiking, and stowing away on boats and trains, Florence returned home to Los Angeles a new woman as Poncho Barnes. Poncho took up flying lessons not long after and developed a knack for stunt flying. She soon began touring the country with her show, Poncho Barnes' Mystery Circus of the Air. She developed a routine where she and a partner would search the audience for a volunteer, namely a young woman. They'd strap this volunteer into a parachute for safety and take her on her very first airplane ride. Then, high above the cheering crowd, they would pull the rip cord and toss the volunteer out of the plane. Poncho would also compete in air races. In 1930, she beat Amelia Earhart's world record by flying at a speed of more than 196 miles per hour. She then moved on to Hollywood doing stunts for movies. But as the Great Depression grew and swallowed up the nation, Poncho's gigs dried up. She had little money left of her inheritance after years of mismanagement and partying. In 1935, she settled on a patch of land in the Mojave Desert where she grew alfalfa and raised livestock and opened the Happy Bottom Riding Club. She put an airstrip on the property, which the Army Air Corps used, and soon the Happy Bottom Riding Club became a kind of resort for off-duty pilots. It was the era of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier, of test pilots challenging what was possible in the air. Poncho created a space for them to relax and have fun. She would also reward anyone else who could break the Mach 1 with a free steak dinner. The walls of the club soon became covered with photos of pilots and planes and friends who spent many nights gathered listening to Poncho's wild tales while they smoked the best of the best. They smoked cigars and drank imported liquor. But Poncho and the Air Force didn't really get along. She could be brash and crude. The Air Force even accused her of running a brothel but couldn't prove the allegations. When the new Air Force commander decided to expand the nearby base, he began to buy out Poncho's neighbors. Poncho refused to sell and sued the Air Force. They countered with a different lawsuit. Then in 1953, one of the main buildings on the property mysteriously burned down. Poncho eventually sold the ranch and moved to Boron, California with some of her horses. Many years of an intense lifestyle caught up with her and her health declined. She died in 1975 with her dogs as her only company. She was 73 years old. The pilots haven't forgotten her though. Each year the Air Force base personnel hold a barbecue where the Happy Bottom Riding Club once was. It serves as a remembrance of Poncho and the legendary space she created. That's it for this episode of Womanica. To learn about more individuals changing the game, check out Reel Simple's March Issue on newsstands and at reelsimple.com slash gamechangers. We're celebrating the people, inventions, and ideas that are changing our lives for the better. Special thanks to co-creators Jenny and Liz Kaplan for having me as a guest host. Talk to you tomorrow.
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