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When Marie Meyer got her pilot's license in 1921, she was one of the first women in Missouri to qualify to fly an airplane. But Marie was not just a pilot, she was a barnstormer and wing-walker. Marie and her Flying Circus traveled around the Midwest performing daring aerial stunts for eager crowds. She would stand on the wings of a plane while it flew at 100 miles per hour, or jump from a plane with a parachute. In a time when few women ran their own businesses, Marie ran her Flying Circus for seven years and was active in the early years of aviation. Most importantly, Marie showed people that women could do anything.

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Christine Montgomery has authored numerous articles and essays on Missouri history. She also co-edited Merit, Not Sympathy, Wins: The Life and Times of Blind Boone. She served as a contributing writer and co-editor for Images of Our Lives, a history of Columbia, Missouri, in the twentieth century. She has worked as a university grant writer and a photograph specialist for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

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