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#OnThisDay, 17 Apr 1964, Jerrie Mock touches down in Ohio to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. Press coverage of the time made much of her being a “housewife”. 🙄

Watch a newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Pz2zGZ3To

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Newspaper clipping about the planned flight with the headline "Bexley Housewife Plans World Flight"
Jerrie Mock in a publicity photo before the flight. She is standing in front of a red and white prop plane called the "Spirit of Columbus". She is wearing a nice coat and matching high heel shoes. She is a white woman with dark hair.

Woman Flies Solo Around The World (1964)

Unissued / Unused Material -Title reads: "News Of Flight - Housewife Circles The Globe Alone". American voiceovered newsreel material.Oakland, California, Un...
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