Just about everyone knows who Amelia Earhart is. But I hadn't really heard of Ruth Nichols before this story. Nice short story of the friendship between Ruth and Amelia.
Per Wiki: In 1930, Nichols beat Charles Lindbergh's record time for a cross-country flight. She set a new world altitude record in 1932 for diesel-powered aircraft. She became the first woman pilot of a commercial passenger airline. At 57, she set new women's speed and altitude records.
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