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Courtesy photo ATCHISON – Governor Laura Kelly Saturday joined the Amelia Earhart Foundation in honoring its namesake with a statue unveiling ceremony. The bronze statue, located at the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, is the sister statue of the one that was installed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in July, according to a media release."How better to cement our state's legacy as the Air Capitol of the World than with a statue at the museum that celebrates a woman who showed all of us what it means to "reach for the stars," Governor Laura Kelly said. "I want to express my deepest appreciation for this museum and for this immortalization of an extraordinary individual who truly represents the best of the Kansas spirit."Born and raised in Atchison, Kansas, Earhart received her pilot license in 1923 and subsequently championed the advancement of women in aviation. She is one of the world's most celebrated aviators and the first woman to fly solo

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