Kansas native Amelia Earhart, or “Lady Lindy” was born in July of 1897 and is known today for being the first woman to fly across both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Earhart’s interest in flying sparked while she served as a nurse’s aid in the midst of World War one and became exposed to many wounded pilots. It was noted that she also enjoyed watching the Royal Flying Corps practice in a nearby field. From her many previous jobs,—including things from driving trucks to taking pictures—Earhart…
Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt. How are they similar? How are they different? These two famously historic women are very different, and yet very alike, in many areas, such as their accomplishments, their support from others, and their inspiration. Eleanor Roosevelt was, as we all know the wife of President Franklin D Roosevelt on the other hand Amelia Earhart has no known spouse. Eleanor loved to read, spoke french fluently, played field hockey, and had 6 children, one of which died at…
Amelia Earhart was a female pioneer and pilot. She did many things to prove that to be true, and they are Amelia always looking for achievement, she persevered to achieve her goals, and she had many long term goals that she set to be able to achieve more for herself. Firstly, Amelia Earhart was always looking for achievement as a part of why she was a female pioneer. Earhart kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male-oriented fields, including film…
Amelia Earhart is an inspiration to women and pilots around the world. Her many accomplishments and life she lived is a model of coming up when the odds are against her. But, what made Amelia such and inspiration? Was it her amazing life growing up or was it her feats and accomplishments? Aviator Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She spent most of her early childhood in the upper-middle class household of her maternal grandparents. Amelia's mother, Amelia "Amy"…
Amelia Earhart, the great female pilot of her time, is a great role model for children of today. She taught that women can do what they want if they believed in themselves. She showed courage and bravery by piloting aircrafts in the 1920s-1930s. Earhart had a strong passion for flying. The fact that Earhart is a woman shows the world that women can do anything a man can do. Not only that, but she was also daring by doing actions no one on Earth would be willing to do. Throughout Earhart’s life,…
Amelia Mary Earhart, born on the 24 July 1897, was an American aviator, author and women's rights activist. She was instrumental in the formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart was the second person and first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Even as a young girl Earhart defied conventional female behaviour. She would climb trees, hunt rats and she kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male orientated fields…
Amelia Earhart was very successful in achieving the American Dream due to her natural talent and determination to show the world women were capable of achieving greatness in a world where men were seen as superior. Ms. Earhart lived during the Great Depression where the American Dream was to provide for your family and simply survive. There was not much room for anything else due to the lack of money many average families possessed. Amelia Earhart overcame these obstacles and was able to become…
This is the theory that I believe happened to Amelia Earhart. there is many different theories but most of them I don't think that they are very accurate, so here is a timeline of what I think happened . 80 years ago Amelia earhart has been gone for a while on her trip around the world. She is figured lost, people don't know for sure what happened but when and if she returns that will answer any of our questions. Around 2 years later It has…
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.…
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself,” said Amelia Earhart. Explorers might be reckless, even feckless, but they are simply on a quest forward and beyond. They seek adventure and understanding. It’s the sense of discovery that drives them. Explorers refuse to be caged in, create insights and new ways of expressing ideas, and seeks to escape the confines of their average life by traveling the world or exploring its many mysteries, as shown by Amelia Earhart, Maria from The Sound of Music, and Ariel…