Amelia Earhart
Aviator, Aviation Pioneer

American Atchison, Kansas, U.S.

Quick Info

Profession	Aviator, Aviation Pioneer
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	24/07/1897
Age	41 years (died on 05, Jan, 1939)
Birthplace	Atchison, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Death	05/01/1939

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Amelia Mary Earhart
Known As	Lady Lindy
Summary	One of the world's most celebrated aviators and aviation pioneers. First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 and was legally declared dead on January 5, 1939.
Declared Dead	05/01/1939
Disappearance Location	Near Howland Island, central Pacific Ocean

Educational Qualification(s)

High School	Completed in Chicago, 1916
College	Attended junior college, left in 1918
University	Attended Columbia University briefly, 1919–1920

Personal Life

Early Interest	Attended stunt-flying exhibition in late teens, became seriously interested in aviation
WWI Service	Worked as nurse's aide in military hospital in Toronto, 1918
Pilot Training	Received flight training from Neta Snook at Kinner Field, Los Angeles, 1921

Relationships & More

Spouse	George Putnam
Marriage Date	02/1931
Divorce Status	Remained married until her disappearance and legal death in 1939

Family

Mother	Amelia 'Amy' Otis
Sister	Muriel
Childhood	Spent early childhood with maternal grandparents in upper-middle-class household
Father	Samuel 'Edwin' Earhart

Career

Pilot License	16th woman to be issued a pilot's license
Notable Achievements	First woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane as passenger, 1928 First woman to make nonstop solo transatlantic flight, 1932 Second person overall to make solo nonstop Atlantic crossing after Charles Lindbergh First person to cross the Atlantic twice by air First woman to fly solo across the United States First woman to fly solo from Hawaii to American mainland First woman to fly an autogyro Set women's world flying speed record of 181.18 mph First person to fly solo from Hawaii to California, 1935 First to fly nonstop from Mexico City to Newark, New Jersey, 1935
Organizations	First president of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., organization for female pilots, established 1931
Publications	Wrote several best-selling books about flying experiences and a column on aviation for Cosmopolitan magazine
Advocacy	Lectured widely and advocated for women in aviation and rejection of constrictive social norms; active in the National Woman’s Party and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross, 1932 Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society, 1932 Croix de Guerre (France), 1932

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. When she saw her first plane at age 10 at a state fair, she was not impressed, calling it 'a thing of rusty wire and wood'
2. Worked as a social worker at Denison House settlement in Boston
3. Parents divorced in 1924
4. Received Distinguished Flying Cross for 1932 transatlantic flight
5. Final flight was an attempt to circumnavigate the globe from the equator with copilot
6. Search and rescue operation cost 4 million dollars and covered 250,000 square miles of ocean
7. Lighthouse constructed on Howland Island in 1938 in her memory
8. Multiple streets, schools, and airports across United States named after her
9. Birthplace Atchison, Kansas became virtual shrine to her memory
10. Was elected a member of the Society of Women Geographers in 1932
11. Helped promote commercial air travel and advised airlines and airplane manufacturers
12. Became the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross from the U.S. Congress
13. Her plane, the Lockheed Electra 10E, was specially modified for her 1937 world flight attempt

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