Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906 to financier, diplomat, and U.S. Senator Dwight W. Morrow and poet and women's education advocate Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. In the winter of 1927, Anne met the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh. They were soon married and Charles taught Anne how to fly. She became the first licensed woman glider pilot in the United States. Recognized as an important contributor to the aeronautical and aerospace fields, Anne was also inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. However, Anne was best known as the author of 13 books including "Gift from the Sea," reflections on her travels with her husband, and personal diaries. Anne retired to Connecticut after her husband's death in 1974, where she lived until her death in 2001.
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