[2] A self-described tomboy, Waldren grew up helping him in his garage[3] and visiting the construction sites where he worked.

[1] In the summer of 1926, Waldren saw an airshow in the small southern Nebraskan town where her stepfather was working on a railroad.

[1] Hearing about the feats of pilots like Ruth Elder, Charles Lindbergh and Phoebe Omlie strengthened her resolve.

[4] Finally, on March 1, 1928, Waldren's mother agreed to let her train at the Lincoln School of aviation and to pay for the first fifty hours of lessons.

[7] After graduating flight school, Waldren moved to Rockford, Illinois, where she carried passengers and did exhibition flying.

[4] After the Great Depression began in August 1929, Waldren had difficulty finding jobs, let alone work that would allow her to fly.

[12] She also worked as an airways observer for the weather bureau and as a station agent and traffic representative for a local firm.

[18] In October 1939, Albany Municipal Airport was approved to run a training program for the Civil Aeronautics Authority.

[19] Waldren became a Civilian Aviation Authority Flight Examiner[14] after passing her written exam with a score of 94.

[21] Waldren was named vice governor of the chapter, which included Edith Foltz, Leah Hing, and Bessie Gale Halliday.

[22] She wanted to fly to Mexico City, where she would deliver goodwill letters from the governor of Oregon and the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia.

[23] Waldren landed in Tijuana, Mexico on October 2 at 7:30 a.m., setting a new women's record for speed and distance in a light plane.

[22] Waldren was recruited by Jacqueline Cochran to join the British Air Transport Auxiliary, but backed out when her mother and sister objected.

[4] In December 1946, Waldren left this job and joined the Piercy Flying Service in Medford, Oregon as a flight instructor.

[26] She planned the Central Oregon Aviation Day held in June 1949, an educational event which provided free plane rides.

[27] Waldren arranged invitations and registration to the Salem Aviation Day held on August 28, 1949,[28] where she demonstrated pattern flying and dead-stick landings.

[30] Evelyn married Robert Waldren,[31] and together, they managed the Langmack Field airport in Sweet Home, Oregon.

[32] There, Evelyn Waldren received her private examiner's rating in 1951, allowing her to give out student pilot certificates.

[31] Waldren moved to Corvallis, Oregon, where her family lived, "to instruct students learning to fly under the GI Bill.

"[4] After the program lost funding, she flew for US Forest Service and the California Division of Forestry as a fire spotter.

[4] In 1971, Waldren began working for the Mill Plain Flying Service at Evergreen Field in Washington as a flight instructor.