Shannon H. Polson
6 min readNov 16, 2017

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1. THEY DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

Davis and a co-pilot
Early woman Navy Pilot Karen Baetzel

2. THEY KEEP A SENSE OF HUMOR.

Tammy Barlette climbing into the cockpit

3. THEY CONNECT TO THEIR SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND DO WHAT THEY LOVE.

WASP Alyce Rohrer

4. THEY KNOW ABOUT GRIT.

Karen Baetzel, retired Naval aviator
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5. THEY UNDERSTAND NOBODY DOES ANYTHING ALONE.

Edna Davis and her fellow WASPs

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Shannon H. Polson

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