Amelia Earhart Research Paper

Amelia Earhart  "The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart said and believed this wholeheartedly. She didn't have time to think of effective ways to do things, she had too many records to set and dreams to accomplish. Because of this she became famous.  Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. In her young life, Amelia climbed trees, collected bugs, and hunted rats with a .22 rifle. She lived with her grandparents up to the age of 12, where she attended a private school. During the summer months Amelia would travel to Kansas City, Missouri where her lawyer father lived. At age 12 Amelia and her sister, Muriel, went to live with their parents in Des Moines. Unfortunately Mr. Earhart was …show more content…
Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Hyde Park School in 1915.  When she saw her first airplane Amelia Earhart was not impressed, but years later she grew to love flying. In Amelia's days flying was dangerous and females were considered to delicate for flying. But after her first ride in an airplane Amelia became fascinated with the idea. She bought her own plane and became the 16th woman in the world to get her pilots license. She flew up to a height of 14,000 ft. setting a record for female pilots. Earhart was also the first woman to be flown across the Atlantic in 1928. She placed 3rd in the Powder Puff Women's Air Derby and was the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic solo. She wrote two books and gave lectures. Earhart founded an organization for female pilots and was vice president of the National Aeronautic Association. Amelia also joined the faculty of Purdue University, was the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California, and was the first person to fly solo from Mexico City to the East Coast.    Everyone has a few interesting facts and so does Amelia. She was named after her two grandmothers (family