Amelia Earhart was the most famous female pilot of all time. She is arguably most famous for her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, a journey that would be 27,000 miles total. Amelia and her crew begin the journey on March 17, 1937. On the 6th week of her expedition, she disappeared, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. On January 5, 1939 Amelia Earhart was declared dead.
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Her parents were Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Amelia’s younger sister, Muriel ,is born in 1899. Amelia mostly lived with her grandparents in Atchison, she spent the school year with them and the summers with her parents in Kansas City. Amelia Earhart was not considered a normal little girl. Instead of playing with dolls …show more content…
However, since Amelia was just a passenger, she felt like she really didn’t deserve fame and acclaim. She said she “...was just baggage…”.
In August, 1929, Amelia bought a new plane, called the “Lockheed Vega”. On July 5, 1930, Amelia set the new women's world flying speed record, in which she went 181.18 miles per hour. Amelia sets 7 more women’s distance and speed records, in only 5 years (1930-1935). On February 7th, 1931, Amelia Earhart married George Putnam, the man who helped bring her to celebrity status.
Amelia left Newfoundland on May 20, 1932, and landed in Northern Ireland on May 21, 1932. By doing this she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia received the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Hoover, and became the first woman to ever do this. Amelia became the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back, through August 24, 1932, to August 25, 1932. She did this again in 1933, and broke her own flight time record. In 1934, Amelia was given the “Harmon Trophy” for “America's Outstanding Airwoman” for the 3rd year in a row.
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Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Her parents were Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Amelia’s younger sister, Muriel ,is born in 1899. Amelia mostly lived with her grandparents in Atchison, she spent the school year with them and the summers with her parents in Kansas City. Amelia Earhart was not considered a normal little girl. Instead of playing with dolls …show more content…
However, since Amelia was just a passenger, she felt like she really didn’t deserve fame and acclaim. She said she “...was just baggage…”.
In August, 1929, Amelia bought a new plane, called the “Lockheed Vega”. On July 5, 1930, Amelia set the new women's world flying speed record, in which she went 181.18 miles per hour. Amelia sets 7 more women’s distance and speed records, in only 5 years (1930-1935). On February 7th, 1931, Amelia Earhart married George Putnam, the man who helped bring her to celebrity status.
Amelia left Newfoundland on May 20, 1932, and landed in Northern Ireland on May 21, 1932. By doing this she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia received the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Hoover, and became the first woman to ever do this. Amelia became the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back, through August 24, 1932, to August 25, 1932. She did this again in 1933, and broke her own flight time record. In 1934, Amelia was given the “Harmon Trophy” for “America's Outstanding Airwoman” for the 3rd year in a row.
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