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Award, Silver Cup, Ninety-Nines, Sally Ride

Sally K. Ride

This silver cup was presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. The Ninety-Nines is an international organization founded in 1929 for the mutual support and advancement of female pilots. At the time of the club's founding, there were only 117 licensed female pilots, 99 of whom accepted the invitation to become charter members, hence the club's name. Ride also owned a Ninety-Nines pin which is in the Museum's collection.

Type

AWARDS-Miscellaneous

Medium

Silver metal

Department

NASM

Institution

National Air and Space Museum

Object number

nasm_A20140254000

Credit

Gift of Tam O'Shaughnessy