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Museum of Flight hosts 'Women Fly' event to inspire next generation
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During Women's History Month, the Museum of Flight is teaching girls and young women to fly high.
On Saturday, the museum hosted a Women Fly event to spark interest in careers in aviation and aerospace.
"I adapted to using my feet as my hands, it's taken me this far in life to even fly a plane with my feet," said Jessica Cox continues to reach new heights. She is the world's first and only licensed armless pilot.
"I've done a lot of things to show the world that disability doesn't mean inability, and anyone can do whatever it is they set out to achieve," said Cox.
On Saturday she spoke to a room filled with girls and young women at the museum as part of the museum’s event.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/museum-flight-women-fly-event/281-58922427-5e7f-46f4-8e94-ebe1ebbe7ce1