International Women's Air and Space Museum

The 99s — Women Pilots — Mark 90 Years

Bysarahbyrn November 20, 2019April 22, 2022

Saturday night, November 2, I dined with 75-plus fellow members of The Ninety-Nines, Inc., the international organization of licensed women pilots. A smattering of husbands, fondly known as 49-and-a-halfs, joined us. Our host: the 99s Museum of Women Pilots (MWP), located in Oklahoma City. Our mission: to celebrate and remember the 99 women pilots who founded…

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Amelia, the WASP, and Me

BySarah Rickman March 8, 2019April 22, 2022

At 13, I discovered Amelia Earhart. I fell in love with airplanes and the whole idea of women in flight. That day, I began a journey that, 51 years later, led to publication of my first book — The Originals. Our ninth grade English textbook contained biographies of famous Americans. Amelia was the lone woman…