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Jean Batten, (1909 -- 1982), was a New Zealand aviatrix whose daring and adventurous flights made her a global heroine and broke barriers of time, distance and gender. Jean competed in a male bastion of dashing bravery and proved to the world that a woman could equal and even exceed their exploits. Jean's love of flying was matched by her desire to prove herself equal to any man. These driving forces combined to create 'the Garbo of the skies', a glamorous daring adventurer who courted world wide attent
