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Evelyn Smith
Evelyn Smith was a pilot. Her father, David, had an important company in Kansas, USA, where she was born. They later moved to Texas with her Californian mother, and there Evelyn grew up with her younger sister, Helen, who became a painter and also wrote for a newspaper there. Evelyn got interested in airplanes there when she was 20. Her uncle Jim, who was a mechanic, took her to a fair. They both got on an airplane and he flew it while she was sitting next to him. That’s when she first knew she wanted to learn to fly!
Evelyn later traveled to Toronto, Canada, where she helped sell medicines for sick people. In 1919, she returned to the USA and got into medical school in Philadelphia. Then, she moved to Sacramento, where she learned how to fly, along with her cousin, who sang and played popular music. During their training, Evelyn once saw a plane catch fire, but she wasn’t frightened.
In 1922, Evelyn bought an airplane thanks to some money from one of her friends. Two years later, she moved to Pasadena, where her best friend helped her find a job. During this time, she was able to keep flying as a hobby.
In May 1932, Evelyn flew from Hampton, USA, and after many hours she arrived in England, becoming the second woman to fly across the ocean.
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What occupation did she have while being in a foreign country?
