Originally published in 2001
Many women of achievement in aviation have been members of The Ninety-Nines, including Amelia Earhart who, with 98 other women pilots of her day, helped found the group in 1929. Today, more than 6,000 women from 35 countries continue to focus on the organization’s original goal of supporting women in aviation. Programs include aerospace education for children, aviation safety for adults and scholarships for advanced flight training. The organization also preserves the history of women in aviation through the 99s’ Museum of Women Pilots at their headquarters at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City and the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchinson, Kansas.