“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 Malcolm Gladwell, discusses theories about how certain individuals gained different kinds of success. Earhart achieved professional success, in contradiction to Malcolm Gladwell’s “Roseto Mystery” theory, by using courage and motivation to encourage women to follow their dreams.
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas in 1897. As a young girl, Amelia and her sister spent a lot of time at their grandparents’ playing baseball, fishing, and activities that were not common for girls to participate in (“Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937: First Woman to fly Alone Across the Atlantic” 1). Amelia’s family moved many times because her father was an alcoholic and had a difficult time keeping a …show more content…
They were expected to stay home and take care of the family (Wheeler 6). Amelia decided to show the country that women could do anything. Amelia broke the altitude record with an elevation of 14,000 feet and she had set a speed record of 181.18 mph over a 3k course (“Amelia Earhart: Achievements and Timeline”). Then on May 21, 1932, Earhart had finally accomplished what she had set out to do when she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. She had made a name for herself in a field once dominated by men. Amelia Earhart continued to inspire women and students around the country even after she mysteriously disappeared on her flight around the world in 1937 (Wheeler 6, 32-34,
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas in 1897. As a young girl, Amelia and her sister spent a lot of time at their grandparents’ playing baseball, fishing, and activities that were not common for girls to participate in (“Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937: First Woman to fly Alone Across the Atlantic” 1). Amelia’s family moved many times because her father was an alcoholic and had a difficult time keeping a …show more content…
They were expected to stay home and take care of the family (Wheeler 6). Amelia decided to show the country that women could do anything. Amelia broke the altitude record with an elevation of 14,000 feet and she had set a speed record of 181.18 mph over a 3k course (“Amelia Earhart: Achievements and Timeline”). Then on May 21, 1932, Earhart had finally accomplished what she had set out to do when she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. She had made a name for herself in a field once dominated by men. Amelia Earhart continued to inspire women and students around the country even after she mysteriously disappeared on her flight around the world in 1937 (Wheeler 6, 32-34,