Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart: An Aviator and a Feminist “I want to do it because I want to do it. Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others”, wrote Amelia Earhart in a letter to her husband as she prepared for her greatest challenge, a solo trip around the world (Edwins). Known as one of the most brilliant female aviators of the 1920’s and 30’s, Amelia Mary Earhart emerged as one of the most independent and powerful feminists of the…

found eye catching was the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Many are familiar with Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments and what was known as her “last known flight”. Her plane had never landed during her journey in attempts to cross the Pacific; she mysteriously disappeared in July of 1937. Her disappearance remains a mystery to this day. I question why we are still questioning what happened…

The Last Flight, by Amelia Earhart, was an inspiring story of Earhart’s life and final moments. Amelia grew her love for airplanes from a young age. Her first recollection of seeing a plane was at the Iowa State Fair. She was not very interested at the time, but her love grew. She recognized her love for flying while at a show. The planes went up into the air and did trick after trick. They even swooped down towards the crowd sending everyone running. But not Amelia; she sat in aww watching the…

What do you think happened to Amelia Earhart? Millions of people know the famous aviator, Amelia Earhart. But not so many people know how she died. There are multiple assumptions for what happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan. Her first flight, in 1920 was the start of something huge. She began flying many places, like across the Atlantic to Britain, and from Hawaii to the US Mainland. These flights were the many things that made her famous. Not so long after, she had bigger…

The roaring 20s is an era known for its sustained economic prosperity and new social movements. Amelia Earhart was one of the many figures who were known in the roaring 20s for her determination in her career and for fighting for equal rights for women. Amelia Earhart was born in July 24 of 1897 in Atchison, Arkansas. Her father was an alcolic and there were always fights between him and her mother. Most of the time, Earhart's mother sent her and her older sister to her grandparents’ house.…

Amelia Earhart is remembered as one of the most famous aviators in history because she had the courage to do what no other aviator had done yet, which was to fly across the Pacific Ocean. She is very much known for flying. Amelia Earhart had the courage to do what no oneelse did. She was always adventurous even as a small child. On the date of July 24, 1897 a baby girl was born to Amy and Edwin Earhart in Atchison,Kansas. Her name was Amelia Mary Earhart. They nicked named her Meely. “She spent…

Amelia Mary Earhart, named after her two grandmothers Amelia and Mary, was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Being the daughter of a railroad attorney she spent her childhood in various towns, including Atchison and Kansas City, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa. She spent the winter months with her grandparents, Alfred and Amelia Otis, in Atchison and the summers with her parents in Kansas City, Kansas. Her mother and sister, Grace Muriel, visited her while she stayed with her grandparents,…

During the seventy-three years since Amelia Earhart had “vanished into thin air” many theories have emerged about how and where the famous pilot died. According to some researchers, new discoveries on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro may bring us closer than ever to the discovery of what might’ve happened to her. Amelia Earhart’s daring flight around the world was cut short when her plane, the Lockeed Electra, disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on June 2, 1937. Shortly after,…

unsolved mystery that I found eye catching was the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Many are familar with Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments and what was known as her “last known flight”. Her plane never landed during her journey in attempts to cross the Pacific; she mysteriously disappeared in July of 1937. Her disappearance remains a mystery to this day. I have been researching the various theories and questioning…

world where Amelia Earhart hadn't become the symbol she did? Would we have still have a lot of sexism between sexes? Would women still be considered unequal compared with men? Amelia Earhart was a young women that loved to fly airplanes. She became famous because of her flying. Amelia Earhart qualifies as a hero because she was standing up against sexism, becoming a symbol of strength for women, and determining that she would prove even more. By standing up to sexism, Amelia Earhart was a hero.…