Donate by this Sunday so you can see Amelia in the skies this Labor Day!

In order to put Amelia back in the skies this Labor Day, we must order the balloon this Sunday.
We are still short the cash needed to place the order. But we’re almost there!
We only need 11 more people to join our 99 Club by Sunday. That’s not much more. WE CAN DO IT!
Please join [...]

Put Amelia Earhart Back in the Skies!

A couple of weeks ago I promised that we had two big announcements coming, both related to Amelia Earhart.
Well, here’s the first one: EVE is sponsoring a giant helium balloon of Amelia Earhart to appear in parades all over the country! Actually the balloon will be a replica of her [...]

Coming Soon to a Parade Near You: Amelia Earhart

July 1 — Equal Visibility Everywhere (EVE) is an organization with a mission. The Washington D.C.-based non-profit is dedicated to achieving gender parity in statues, stamps, dollar bills, historical monuments — and now parade balloons.
The giant helium balloons familiar from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the National Independence Day Parade, and other extravaganzas are [...]

June is aviation month for women

Here’s a cool post over at the Ms. blog: June is a High-Flying Month for Women. A number of “firsts” in women’s aviation history happened in June, beginning with Elisabeth Thible’s daring hot-air balloon flight on June 4, 1784. Some of the other firsts:

On June 19, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first [...]

Atchison Chamber of Commerce passes resolution supporting EVE’s Amelia Earhart project

The text of the resolution passed May 11, 2010 by the Atchison Chamber of Commerce, officially recognizing EVE’s role in funding and organizing the Amelia Earhart statue project:
WHEREAS, a resolution was passed in 1999 by the Kansas Legislature, that a statue of Amelia Earhart should replace the statue of Senator John Ingalls in Statuary Hall [...]

NOW letter to Governor Mark Parkinson

NOW State Coordinator Keri Ann Rinker sent this letter today to Governor Parkinson:

April 23, 2010
Governor Mark Parkinson
Kansas State Capitol, Suite 212-S
300 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Dear Governor Parkinson,
I am writing you today to ask your support toward the completion an unfinished task. This task is of significant importance to the women of Kansas and the [...]

NOW letter to Kansas Department of Commerce

NOW State Coordinator Keri Ann Rinker sent this letter today to the Kansas Department of Commerce:

April 23, 2010
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 SW Jackson St
Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing this letter today to inquire about the progress of the Kansas Department of Commerce toward the task it has been charged with…the [...]

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