She Can Make Change

02/02/2019

"Meet the women aviators who will perform the first ever all-female flyover to honor the life and legacy of a female pioneer in Naval aviation, retired Navy Captain Rosemary Mariner, who was the Navy’s first female jet pilot, flying the A-4E/L 'Skyhawk' and the A-7E 'Corsair II.'

The eight women will conduct a 'Missing Man Flyover,' this Saturday, Feb. 2 in Maynardville, Tennessee as part of the funeral service for retired Navy Captain, Rosemary Mariner, who passed away on Jan. 24 following a long and brave fight with cancer.

The Missing Man Flyover is a special tribute honoring the service of aviators who have died serving their country. The maneuver features four aircraft flying above the funeral service in formation as one of the aircraft leaves the formation and climbs vertically into the heavens. All of the aviators participating in the flyover are from squadrons based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and will be flying F/A-18E/F 'Super Hornets.'" - via U.S. Navy

The participating pilots are pictured from l to r, top to bottom:

LCDR Paige “PUFN” Blok
CDR Stacy “Stigs” Uttecht
LCDR Jennifer “Cujo” Hesling
LCDR Danielle “Purple” Thiriot
LT Christy “Buzz” Talisse
LT Amanda “Stalin” Lee
LT Kelly “Ston’er” Harris
LT Emily “Gong” Rixey
CDR Leslie “Meat” Mintz

Congratulations to the pilots who will be performing this historic flyover in honor of the trailblazing Captain Mariner!

For books for children and teens that honor the service of women in the military, visit our blog post "The Price of Peace: A Mighty Girl Recognizes Veterans" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=12356

To introduce kids to more pioneering female pilots throughout history, check out our blog post, "20 Books About Boundary-Breaking Female Pilots," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=20960

For an excellent introduction to 26 trailblazing female pilots, we recommend "Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys," for teen and adult readers, 12 and up, at https://www.amightygirl.com/women-aviators

And, for more Mighty Girl stories that show girls and women as leaders in many capacities, visit our "Initiative & Leadership" book section at https://amgrl.co/2ILTpYj

08/16/2018

Dr. Uma Gautam’s “women-centric” executive headhunting firm, Bangalore-based HeadPro Consulting, is making a difference for working women in India — and soon, other Asian countries as well.

05/27/2018

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290299

The designer and CEO has launched a new campaign to encourage ambition in women.

04/11/2018

A new report looks at the demographics of so-called “tech nonprofits.”

12/07/2017

These women used their voice to make a positive change!

TIME magazine has named "The Silence Breakers," representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct in 2017, as its Person of the Year http://cnn.it/2AX5zcV

04/12/2015

The 12 year-old drummer is FIRE and we want to be her best friend.

04/10/2015

In a lot of video games, the default character is a man. If you want to play as a woman, you often have to pay.

04/02/2015

Shannon Mulholland, Ph.D. conducted a webinar titled "3 Tips for Empowering Girls."

03/30/2015

10-year-old Mikaila Ulmer of Austin, Texas is an entrepreneur on a mission to help save honeybees. Now this Mighty Girl is ready to take her social mission-driven lemonade business to the "next level" after receiving a $60,000 investment on the show "Shark Tank"!

Mikaila is the founder of BeeSweet Lemonade, a company that she was inspired to start when she was only four years old -- all thanks to two bee stings in one week. According to Mikaila, "I was terrified of bees and I would over react and freak out [after being stung] and so my parents wanted me to do some research on the bees and I did that research and in doing that research I found out how incredibly important pollinators they are and that they're dying. So I decided to create a product that helps save the bees."

After she discovered her great-grandmother's 1940s recipe for flaxseed lemonade, Mikaila decided to start a lemonade business which uses honey from local bees for sweetener rather than corn syrup. As her business grew, she expanded from selling lemonade at a stand to bottling it and selling it in local stores and restaurants. She also donates a portion of her profits to organizations dedicated to protecting honeybees.

Mikaila's dedication and business savvy impressed "Shark Tank" investor Daymond John when she appeared on the show last week. He agreed to invest $60,000 in BeeSweet and observed, "Partnering with Mikaila made perfect sense... She's a great kid with a head for business and branding. She's got a great idea and I'm happy to help take BeeSweet to the next level."

The young CEO is thrilled at the opportunity this investment will give her to expand her company and have a greater impact on helping the bees she loves. And, she has a little advice of her own on how to be successful in business or any venture: “The more passionate you are about what you do, the better you do it, and the more fun you’ll have watching it, and you need to have perseverance to make your business bigger and better. . .courage, passion, and perseverance.”

To read more about Mikaila's story on AOL News, visit http://aol.it/1NpzcAX -- or check out BeeSweet Lemonade's website (where you can also order her lemonade) at http://beesweetlemonade.com/

If your Mighty Girl is also fascinated by bees, a wonderful picture about a girl and her grandfather's hunt for bees is "The Bee Tree" for ages 4 to 8 at http://www.amightygirl.com/the-bee-tree

For stories for children and teens about entrepreneurial girls and women, visit our "Entrepreneurship" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/jobs-money?cat=123

For two helpful guides to encourage your own Mighty Girl's entrepreneurial spirit, the excellent "A Smart Girl's Guide to Money" for ages 9 to 14 includes a segment on starting your own business (http://www.amightygirl.com/a-smart-girl-s-guide-to-money) and, for girls who'd like to turn a creative interest into a business, check out "Indie Girl" for ages 12 and up (http://www.amightygirl.com/indie-girl)

And, for Mighty Girl stories that emphasize the importance of determination in pursuing your dreams, visit our "Perseverance" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/personal-development/values?cat=219