Maliya Gurel will be among those representing Arkansas next month at the National History Day National Competition in Washington D.C. Her documentary about Louise Thaden, an aviation pioneer and Bentonville native, won first place in its division in Arkansas.
Spreading the word about Louise Thaden
![Aviation pioneer Louise Thaden held multiple flight record in the 1920s and 1930s.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf36b38/2147483647/strip/true/crop/602x400+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fbf%2Fadd6429a462da4dbde172915417f%2Fthaden-grove.jpg)
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas