Woman Warrior: Evelyn Sharp – No Ordinary Woman (Young People Who Dared)

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Small town girl, Evelyn Sharp, pushed past cultural barriers and became the youngest woman aviator in Nebraska history. She joined the famed Ninety-Nines Aviation Club with Amelia Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran. They changed the stigma of women fliers and created history in World War II.

Evelyn Sharp pushed past cultural restrictions and the opinions of others. Difficulties or failures did not control her life. During her lifetime, a female’s role in life was drastically limited. Dreams of young women and girls remained unattainable and unfulfilled. Women were unable to gain medical degrees, manage corporations, or operate rockets in space.

However stereotypical restrictions or cultural barriers could not deter Evelyn Sharp. The small-town girl, Evelyn Sharp of Ord, Nebraska, achieved a record-making career in aviation.

Her exuberance and optimism propelled her upward into the clouds.

Now women can gain medical degrees, manage corporations, or operate rockets in space due to Evelyn’s bravery.