Some of you might have never heard the name, but I assure you, her story soars higher than the planes she flew. Born as Sophie Catherine Theresa Mary Peirce-Evans in 1896, Lady Mary Heath was a trailblazer in every sense. A woman who defied the limitations of her time, she made history across the skies,
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‘I can’t believe it, I’m actually going to do this’, I think as I’m about to climb into the cockpit. ‘I can do this’. Although, my breathing is starting to get heavier, I can hear myself ‘No this is stupid! You’re Sophie, simple Sophie, a girl from the country, whose mother died because her own
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The cool air of the autumn day grazes my skin and twists in my hair as I extend my legs and pull on the ropes. My skinny legs straining, hoping to make the swing go ever higher higher. If I can only see above the wall, catch a glimpse of the bustling town square, the
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It was the day of the jump. I was so nervous, all I could think of were the consequences of this jump if it went wrong. The jump was taking place at two so I had a few hours to get prepared for it. I got dressed into a fur coat, hat and my trusty
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Do you know what it’s like to long for escape? To feel trapped in a world that’s much too small, too suffocating? My childhood… it was a prison. I’ve spent years trying to outrun it. I was raised on the estate, in a home where love was scarce but expectations were plenty. Every day, I
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I always knew she wasn’t like the others. From the moment I met Sophie, there was something different about her. Some women lived within the lines society drew for them. But Sophie—no, she was always crossing borders, drawing her own maps. Imagine the audacity of it, a woman, an Irishwoman no less, becoming a pilot.
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Some of you might have never heard the name, but
‘I can’t believe it, I’m actually going to do this’,
The cool air of the autumn day grazes my skin
It was the day of the jump. I was so
Do you know what it’s like to long for escape?
I always knew she wasn’t like the others. From the
