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I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried… — Amelia Earhart

Letter

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 but a challenge to others.

Amelia Earhart
1937
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FlyingTaking risks
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Letter
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1937
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Amelia Earhart
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Earhart, Amelia. Letter to George Putnam. 2 July 1937.

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