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Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
Age: 39 †
Born: 1897
Born: July 24
Died: 1937
Died: July 2
Aircraft Pilot
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Atchison County
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Amelia Mary Earhart
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
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Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.
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