The Field Was Wet, The Lane Was

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.

I Lay No Claim To Advancing Scientific Data Other Than Advancing Flying Knowledge. I Can Only Say That I Do It Because I Want To.

My Ambition Is To Have This Wonderful Gift Produce Practical Results For The Future Of Commercial Flying And For The Women Who May Want To Fly Tomorrow's Planes.

Please Know That I Am Aware Of The Hazards. I Want To Do It Because I Want To Do It. Women Must Try To Do Things As Men Have Tried. When They Fail, Their Failure Must Be A Challenge To Others.

Too Often Little Attention Is Paid To Individual Talent. Instead, Education Goes On Dividing People According To Their Sex, And Putting Them In Little Feminine Or Masculine Pigeonholes ... Girls Are Shielded And Sometimes Helped So Much That They Lose Initiative And Begin To Believe The Signs 'girls Don't' And 'girls Can't' Which Mark Their Paths... Consequently, It Seems Almost Necessary To Evolve Different Methods Of Instruction For Them When They Later Take Up The Same Subjects.