How Does Pearl Scott Impact The World

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Pearl Carter Scott is well known for becoming the first Chickasaw aviator and the youngest flyer in the United States. June of 1930 she was granted her Student pilots permit by the Aeronautics Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Pearl Scott was a big encouragement to Native American women rights. (Lambert 50). Pearl Scott began staring in special events such as: devotions of new roads or flying circuses, airports, and other events invited Pearl Scott to bring her famous Curtiss Robin and be a guest of honor. She started to appear in the news articles with stories and photos. Her presence at an event enhanced appearance. Pearl Scott became a more popular figure in the Southwest Oklahoma (Lambert 67). A portrait of celebrated …show more content…

She served her Chickasaw nation with three terms as a legislator. Pearl Scott’s impact on the world was a very positive effect. She encouraged the world to never give up, be brave, be fearless, inspire, never compromise and make history in America. Pearl Scott was an incredible leader to the Chickasaw nation. “She knew that she had been and still is capable of doing significant things that, as taught by her father, she would never say “I can’t”. She would “go on helping people” to the best of her abilities and was grateful for many of the friends she made over the years (Lambert 124). Pearl Scott’s father really taught his daughter some helpful advice. While she has been through so many different directions, at this period in Pearl Scott’s life she believed that she was determined to face what lies ahead with hope. Scott said “Except for a few years I’ve had a good life and still do. So money doesn’t buy the most important things in life after all … a person is what they are in their heart, and I am just me and I …. Hope I will never change” (Lambert …show more content…

He was five years older than Pearl Scott. They lived in Alabama to be closer to her kids and grandkids. July 20, 1969 as Neil Armstrong prepared to land on the moon, Pearl Scott remembered that Wiley Post had worn a similar suit when he would visit Scott and her father. She also, thought of when George said that someday in our future radios would have pictures on them. Scott said something strange was happening to her—she thought it was as if her father was there standing beside her saying “See honey, I told you it would happen someday” (Lambert 126). In 1970, Craig, Billy, Roy and Scott Thompson took their grandmother Pearl Scott up in a private plane, but little did she know she was going to be the one flying it. Craig told her to take over. She thought he was kidding especially when it’s been thirty-seven years since she had flown a plane. Pearl Scott said “it took just a little while before it all came it all came back. After that it felt as though I had never quit” (Lambert