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    Amelia Earhart: The Start of Women 's Aviation Some say her plane ran out of fuel, others say she was abducted by the Japanese after her plane crashed, some people even say she was on a mission to spy on Japan. However, no one really knows what happened to Amelia Earhart and her disappearance is still a mystery today. Growing up, she never imagined the the journey of aviation she would have ahead of her and moving from city to city as a young adult in the 1920’s it was hard to find a hobby like…

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    “The most effective way to do it, is to do it” - Amelia Earhart. Success will not appear at your doorstep, you have to put in the time and effort in order to accomplish anything. After years of hard work, Amelia Earhart became a pioneer in aviation and women’s independence. Earhart was successful in becoming one of the most famous female pilots in history. She paved the way for women to join the workforce and encouraged people to follow their dreams. The novel, Outliers: The Story of Success by…

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    The volume I'm reading was written by Patricia Lauber, published in 1988 and titled "The Story of Amelia Earhart”. The book consists of 106 pages, 14 chapters and its index. In the first part (chapters 1-4), the author begins narrating the life of Amelia Earhart from the age of 7, who grew up next to her younger sister Muriel under the care of her grandfathers Alfred and Otis Muriel. Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. She showed, since her early ages, to be a very…

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    Amelia Earhart Whoosh! There she goes! Amelia Earhart, she was an American aviation, pioneer, author, and all around inspiration. Amelia was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia broke many records, and received many awards. But how did Amelia get her start? The first time Amelia saw a plane, she was not impressed. " It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not all that interesting. " Amelia explained. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She…

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    Amelia Earhart Timeline

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    Amelia Earhart Timeline She was born on July 24, 1897 From Atchison, Kansas. On 25th birthday she bought a new biplane and painted it yellow. Jan 3rd 1921 Flying lessons Oct 1922 First woman to fly to 1400 ft May 15th 1923 Pilot Licence (License No. 6017)1 of 16 women to have one, First woman to fly at 1300ft 1927 500 unaccompanied flight hrs Aug 1928 first women to fly across North America and back Aug 1928 Proposed to by George P Putnam who helped plan and promote her trans-Atlantic…

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    a female pilot in the 1920's-1930's? Amelia Earhart was a female pilot amid the 1930's. Taking a course in Red Cross Medical aid, Amelia enrolling as an attendant's associate at Spadina Military Healing center in Toronto, Canada, tending to injured warriors amid World War I. The next year, Amelia selected as a premedical understudy at Columbia College in New York. Presently, Amelia's folks demanded she move to California where they were living. Amelia Earhart was the most acclaimed female pilot…

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    Many people have heard the name Amelia Earhart but, they do not know of all her amazing accomplishments. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean along with many other records and accomplishments..…….. Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, KS. She was born to Amelia Otis Earhart and Samuel Stanton Earhart. She had a younger sister Grace Muriel Earhart. As a child Amelia was a big tomboy and was interested in women being able to do the same as men. She…

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    Amelia Earhart is a well-known pilot mainly known for being the first woman to copilot and solo fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart flew all over the world trying to accomplish things that women and some men haven’t been able to do. Around the mid 1930 Amelia tried to do the impossible and disappeared while trying to accomplish it. (“Lorenzi”) Humans are fascinated by things they cannot explain because we can’t stand there is no end. Although she lived and exciting adventurous life, the end…

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    Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart with that name brings to mind a short haired woman wearing a leather jacket, and climbing into a airplane. We all know that she flew planes into the record books as a woman and as an aviator. Until she supposedly died somewhere close to Howland Island in the Pacific (Lorenzi 3). Was she a brave, skilled woman, or is she another fame seeking woman looking to be noticed? There are many reasons to believe that Amelia Earhart was a brave woman, who was a major…

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    Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were pronounced legally dead on January 5, 1939, after the two most expensive air and sea searches in American history. The first search for Amelia Earhart started on July 2, 1937, and was led by the U.S Navy and Coast Guard (“Happened”). George Putnam, Amelia Earhart's husband of six years, led a second search of the Phoenix and Gilbert islands which was also unsuccessful (Lovell 290). At the time of Amelia’s disappearance, she was one of the world's most famous…

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