Amelia Earhart Research Paper

Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, only to disappear over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. After Amelia’s first air show she decided she wanted to learn to fly, it wasn’t until her journey around the world that she mysteriously disappeared. Born on July 24th 1897 in Kansas; Amelia known as (1) “Lady Lindy”, (“Amelia Earhart,” 2016 , n.p.). became the sixteenth woman to be issued a pilot license. Since her disappearance there have be multiple theories involving her final days, including what is believed to be evidence of her belongings washing onto Pacific islands. Lady Lindy was officially declared dead two years later in 1939. During her childhood Amelia lived with her grandparents in upper-middle

She sped most days watching the Royal Flying Corps flying nearby, only to quit school a year later to join her newly reunited parents in California. In 1920; however, Amelia attended an airshow at Long Beach that changed her life. (2) She started working many jobs in wide varieties to save money so she could afford flying lessons from female aviator Anita Snook. She immediately adopted the lifestyle of a female aviator, from engulfing herself in her work to cropping her hair short, even sleeping in her new leather jacket to appear experienced. The summer of 1921 Earhart purchased her first yellow second-hand biplane named, (3) “The

Railey asking if she would like to fly the Atlantic to which she quickly replied yes and headed off to New York. Soon Amelia was selected to be the first woman on a transatlantic flight but only as a passenger, the voyage was believed to be too dangerous for a woman alone. (4) Later she admitted that during the flight she “was just baggage, like a sack of potatoes” adding “maybe someday I’ll try it alone”. Shortly after becoming a household name, not content with celebrity status she set her sights back on becoming a respected aviator. In 1930 she became involved with the Ninety-Nines, an organization of female pilots advancing the cause of woman aviation, and became their first