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6987
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From January 1 through December 31, 2005, the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer is featuring an exhibit of the contributions women have made to transportation in North Carolina. Included in this exhibit are such women as Harriet Berry and Mary Nicholson. Berry had a crucial role in passage of the state Highway Act of 1921. Nicholson was the first licensed female pilot in North Carolina. She flew with the British Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and was killed in action in 1943.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, Jan 2005, p13, il
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7101
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From January 1 through December 31, 2005, the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer is featuring an exhibit of the contributions women have made to transportation in North Carolina. Included in this exhibit are such women as Harriet Berry, Mary Nicholson, and Dorothy Hoover. Berry had a crucial role in passage of the state Highway Act of 1921. Nicholson was the first licensed female pilot in North Carolina. She flew with the British Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and was killed in action in 1943. Hoover was a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 10, Mar 2005, p36-38, 40, por Periodical Website
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32990
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In order to adjust to war conditions, a filling Station in Durham employs women in over half of its positions. New tires and other auto parts has become a rare commodity, which forced the owner to continually add new items to their stock typically unseen in a service station.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 12, Aug 1942, p8, por
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