How old were those women?
Amelia Earhart Age 40 at disappearnce
Helen Thayer Age 50 when she first soloed the pole.
Isabelle Eberhardt Age 20 when she went to Africa with Mom
Marie Curie Age 39 when she started to teach.
Nope. Not one of them was 16. And the 20 year old was with Mom.
They all started somewhere. Abby got an earlier start. Could be that she will do even greater things, with the knowledge she gleans from this. We won't know for some time.
But people like you aren't willing to let someone even take a chance.
And that isn't forgivable.