Can-Do Women: Role Models for Young Girls

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Actresses, musicians and celebs grab headlines. But role models? Not always. Here are 10 positive female figures – historic and modern – sure to inspire your little Rosie The Riveter.

Megan Krueger

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In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart was also the 16th woman to get a pilot's license. The aviator was the first president of the Ninety-Nines, a female pilot organization that advanced women in aviation.

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