Amelia Earhart; A Trailblazer for Women Many people know Amelia Earhart’s name. They know how she achieved things that were once impossible, reaching heights unthinkable for her time. Most importantly, she is known and respected as not only a pilot, but as a female pioneer. To begin with, Amelia Earhart understood the hardships that she would face if she were to become a pilot. “But the former tomboy was no stranger to disapproval or doubt” (Lorenzi). In a world that did, and continues to, pose challenges for women, Amelia Earhart wanted to make her mark. Within a letter that Earhart composed to her husband, she said, “I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure