She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
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Everybody had to have a great grandmother.
George Putnam and Paul Mantz were great influences on Amelia.
Amelia Mary Earhart had one sibling, a sister. Her name was Muriel and she was two years younger than Amelia, but that did not stop them from being great friends. They were a family of four. The two parents and two daughters. The parents were Edwin Earhart and Amy Otis Earhart. So the family was Edwin Earhart, Amy Otis Earhart, Muriel Earhart, and of course Amelia Mary Earhart.
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia was a great help and inspiration to the '99's, an organisation of women fliers.
Amelia Earhart's sister, Muriel Earhart, was also known for her involvement in aviation, but she did not achieve the same level of fame as Amelia. Amelia's ancestors were also notable figures in American history, including her grandfather who was a former judge and her great-grandfather who was a congressman.
She was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, but was rejected.
During Amelia Earhart's lifetime (1897-1937), significant events included the Women's Suffrage Movement, which culminated in the U.S. granting women the right to vote in 1920. The Great Depression began in 1929, impacting economies worldwide. Additionally, the rise of aviation saw milestones such as Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in 1927, which inspired Earhart's own pioneering achievements in aviation. Her mysterious disappearance in 1937 during an attempted circumnavigation of the globe marked a dramatic end to her adventurous life.
Amelia Earhart graduated from Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1915. She then went to Ogontz, a girl's finishing school, in the Philadelphia suburbs. She didn't finish there, she left in her second year and went to Canada to work as a nurse aide in a military hospital during WW1. If you are interested in more information on Amelia, check out the link to the Official Amelia Earhart page. It has tons of great info on her.
Amelia Earhart was special because she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone. R.I.P.