The person that I am going to write about is Amelia Earhart, a famous American pilot, writer, and women's rights activist. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and made many aviation records in her time, leading her to be an inspiration to many other women. With her setting numerous records in aviation, a career dominated by men, she inspired other women to go after their dreams and complete many things that women have never done. Her inspirational impact on other people is a reason why she should be written about and known of.
Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, to her parents, Edwin and Amy Earhart. Three years later, in 1900, her sister, (Grace) Muriel Earhart, was born. During Amelia's
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She would be the first to attempt to do so, and the trip would be a distance of 29,000-mile (47,000-km). This was the second attempt of this trip, the first being on March 17 of the same year. Amelia's previous attempt left the plane damaged and the flight was called off. Due to this and the risks, people, part of the original crew, left, leaving only Noonan and Amelia. They departed from Miami, going east on the first of June (June 1). After making many stops in other places, the two finally made it to Lae, New Guinea, on June 29. By then, they had traveled around 22,000 miles (35,000 km) of the 29,000 mile trip, leaving only 7,000 miles left to go. The pair left for Howland Island after New Guinea on July 2, however, later into the flight, Amelia radioed to a U.S coast guard, the Itasca. She radioed that the plane was running out of fuel and an hour later she stated that the two were “running north and south.” This was the last contact they had with the coast guard, and people speculated that the plane went down approximately 100 miles from the island. After this, there was an intensive search for Amelia that ended in the declaration that the two were lost at sea when the search was called off on July 19, 1937. Amelia's mysterious disappearance led many people to come up with their own theories and ideas about what may have happened; however, no evidence of the theories would appear and