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While Amer. women were fighting for their right to vote, Blanche Stuart Scott asserted her right to fly. She had always been a daredevil & couldn't resist the temptation of traveling at incredible speeds & heights. So despite the dangers assoc. with early flight, public disapproval, & the forbidding attitude of men, Blanche took to the air. She became the first woman to fly a plane in public in America. After Blanche's launch into aviation, other women surpassed her feats by flying solo across the English Channel & the Atlantic Ocean -- & even racing through space. This engaging biography celebrates an aviation pioneer whose spunky, courageous personality helped her successors' dreams take flight. Illustrations. Ages 8-14.Cummins, Julie is the author of 'Tom Boy of the Air : Daredevil Pilot Blanche Stuart Scott', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422355107 and ISBN 1422355101.
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