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Originally Posted by Carla B

I'm not skilled with doing links or reading the "Investors Business Daily" but there was a long feature article in today's edition about Betty Skelton. They call her "The First Lady of Firsts," and go on to say that 'She amassed more combined plane and car records than anyone in history. She even trained with the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, earning the nickname No. 7-1/2.'

Here's that link. Betty Skelton Flew Into The Hearts Of 1940s And 1950s Aviation And Car Fans - Investors.com