Wild Blue Yonder
Statement by Elise
A woman of the Civil Air patrol, a flight instructor, a commercial pilot and a member of the Mercury 13 astronaut-training program, Gene Nora Jessen has played a role in the progress of women into pilot’s seats and astronauts’ helmets. A one time president of the Ninety-nines an international organization of Women pilots whose first president was Amelia Earhart, she flew as a demonstration pilot for Beechcraft and set up a dealership of the planes here in Boise. She flew in a formation flight through 48 states in 90 days as one of the three musketeers. She has also helped in the founding of two aviation museums. The authors of two books about flight, and an inspiration to women who dream of up up and away. Gene Nora paved the way for women like Sally Ride, Barbra Morgan, Vicki Van Meter and many more. Her tenacity for the sky inspires us to dream big, dream as big as the sky and to moon and back.
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