• A women in a pilot's cap looks to the right.
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    After her cross country trip, Blanche was ready for more adventure. She was accepted into aviation school, under the tutelage of Glenn H. Curtiss, and was his first and only woman student. Here, she rode the biplane, and piloted it by herself. This was a never before seen act for a woman. 
     

  • A women in a pilot's cap looks to the right.

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