TUKWILA, Wash. — During Women's History Month, the Museum of Flight is teaching girls and young women to fly high.
On Saturday, the museum hosted a Women Fly event to spark interest in careers in aviation and aerospace.
"I adapted to using my feet as my hands, it's taken me this far in life to even fly a plane with my feet," said Jessica Cox continues to reach new heights. She is the world's first and only licensed armless pilot.
"I've done a lot of things to show the world that disability doesn't mean inability, and anyone can do whatever it is they set out to achieve," said Cox.
On Saturday she spoke to a room filled with girls and young women at the museum as part of the museum’s event.
"There are so few women in aviation, and so it's all the more important to expose them to the opportunities, to let them know that these opportunities are out there and to encourage them to let them know that it is possible," said Cox.
Officials with the Museum of Flight said the goal of the one-day event is to inspire girls and young women to consider careers within the aviation and aerospace fields.
“Sometimes you hear, oh a woman can't do that, so it's important to know that you can get your foot in the door and go in that world. Representation matters, it is so important for her and for anyone to see someone, to see people that they see themselves in to know that that is a possibility for them, and they can achieve their dreams," said Kristel and Madison Ward, a mother and daughter that attended Saturday’s event.
Many attendees say they felt that support throughout the event as the museum pushes to create a more diverse and inclusive industry.
"Don't let anyone limit what you can achieve. You can achieve some incredible things, and the sky is not the limit so there's no telling what you can do if you try and you persist and you never give up," said Cox.