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“Museum of Women Pilots”

“Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.”

“Amelia Earhart interview following the 1932 transatlantic flight”

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure. The process is its own reward.”

“A 1930's American Hope, Amelia Earhart, Essay by Mariette Vermeulen, April 3, 1997”

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