What did Amelia Earhart do that made her famous?

Answer 1

She was one of the best-known women pilots, at a time when flying was still relatively knew (in the 1920s and 1930s). She became famous for flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean-- the first woman to ever accomplish this. She also set many records for flight, and proved to a skeptical world that women were capable aviators.

Answer 2

She is best known for her still unexplained disappearance while attempting to fly across the Pacific. Earlier she was the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic.

Answer 3

Her 1928 flight as the first woman passenger to fly the Atlantic was the first thing to make her famous.

Answer 4

She did it because she loved flying.

Answer 5

Aviation 'firsts' was her claim to fame