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So I accept these awards on behalf of the cake bakers and all of those other women who can do some things quite as important, if not more important, than flying, as well as in the name of women flying today.

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
Age: 39 †
Born: 1897
Born: July 24
Died: 1937
Died: July 2
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