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Element:Air/Amelia Earhart By Women Fly Printed on a soft tan, 100% cotton t-shirt, a quote from history's most famous aviatrix. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first person to solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland; the first person to solo from Burbank to Mexico City; speed records, altitude records, innumerable honors, degrees and accolades...It's difficult to think about Amelia Earhart outside of aviation. However, this world renown pilot was also an...

Women Fly Hat: Khaki/Coral Pink Embroidery by Women FlyItem Number: HT-WFKHPNKThis updated style hat features bright color combinations, a longer bill and deeper crown than the previous style, a leather adjustable back-strap, and a spiffier logo. Just the thing for keeping the sun out of your eyes at an airshow or in the air.

Bessie Coleman Youth By Women FlyAmerica's first licensed African American pilot.Racism and sexism were a sign of the times, but "Queen Bess" had her sights set far above the pit of prejudice. Denied access to flight instruction in America, Bessie became fluent in French and, in 1921, crossed the ocean to realize her dream. As the first African American to earn a pilot's license, she defied injustice and won. In 1995, Bessie became the eighteenth honoree in the US Postal Service's Black...

Florence "Pancho" Barnes By Women FlyOne of aviation's most colorful characters."Pancho" Lowe Barnes was born in 1901 to a wealthy California family. She began flying in 1928 and spent the next ten years setting speed records, competing in races, stunt flying for movie moguls and organizing the stunt pilots’ labor union. Pancho nearly exhausted the family fortune by 1933, so she sold off her remaining property and bought 80 acres of land in the desert — next to what is now Edwards Air Force...

Bessie Coleman By Women Fly America's first licensed African American pilot. Racism and sexism were a sign of the times, but "Queen Bess" had her sights set far above the pit of prejudice. Denied access to flight instruction in America, Bessie became fluent in French and, in 1921, crossed the ocean to realize her dream. As the first African American to earn a pilot's license, she defied injustice and won. In 1995, Bessie became the eighteenth honoree in the US Postal Service's Black Heritage...

Jackie Cochran By Women FlyHolder of more aviation records than any person in history.Jackie Cochran grew up in extreme poverty in the Florida panhandle. But Jackie was a survivor and took an opportunity to apprentice with a beautician to escape the South. With only a second-grade education, Jackie opened her first beauty and cosmetics shop. The Depression was in full swing and she realized she needed an edge on her competition, so In 1932, at the suggestion of her future husband, Floyd Odlum,...

Women Fly Hat: Teal Blue Hat/Pink Embroidery by Women FlyItem Number: HT-WFTBLThis updated style hat features bright color combinations, a longer bill and deeper crown than the previous style, a leather adjustable back-strap, and a spiffier logo. Just the thing for keeping the sun out of your eyes at an airshow or in the air.

The Right Stuff By Women Fly1973 marked the year that the armed forces began earnestly recruiting women for their new all-volunteer army, but it wasn't until 1976 that women were allowed to begin pilot training. By 1983, a mere 6 years later, women military pilots were flying reconnaissance and refueling missions, served as test pilots, were carrier qualified and were even instructor pilots. Despite the ban on women serving in combat, which was not lifted until 1993, the five women pictured in...

Leonardo da Vinci By Women FlyA design suitable for both men and women honoring the world's first aircraft designer.History's most creative genius reminds us that once we've begun to think"out of the box", we won't ever be squeezed back into it! The joy of flight, either in an airplane or in life, is a memory we will always carry with us."Once you have tasted flight you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return."This design...

Element:Water/Beryl Markham By Women Fly Printed on a bright aqua, 100% cotton t-shirt, a quote from the first pilot to cross the Atlantic from east to west. As a young girl, Beryl Markham was moved from her English birthplace to Kenya, a country that would become her true homeland. She became the first woman in Africa to earn a pilots license. Accompanied only by her compass, Beryl flew countless rescue missions over dangerous, uncharted territory. In 1936, she became the first pilot to make...

Louise Thaden "Victory"It was 1926 and Louise accepted a position with Beech aircraft and began taking flying lessons as a part of her salary. By the end of 1927, she had earned her private pilots license. With the backing of Travel Air, Louise broke the women's altitude record and the women's solo endurance record. The president of Travel Air recognized the benefits associated with their celebrity pilot and encouraged Louise to pursue the women's speed record. She met the challenge on April...