World Flight Amelia Earhart strove to be herself in any case, no matter whether it was when she slid under a horse on a sled, or when she was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic. But her greatest feat was trying to fly around the world. Everyone knows about this, but not many people know about her backstory, or what actually ended her trip around the world. Amelia Earhart was a strong woman (in some aspects) because of her independence, her devotion to rights, and courage. (need to only add parts about her backstory that connect with the thesis!!!!!) Amelia Earhart grew up in a relatively poor family for her father moved around and worked at many different places, letting him not get higher on the social and economical ladder. Around the age of 40, Amelia’s father, Samuel Earhart, realized that he was a failure to his family, and started …show more content…
The first time she encountered a plane was when she was 10, at a fair. The plane was on display and her mother showed her the plane, but she was more interested in the hat that was made out of a peach basket she had just bought for fifteen cents. The second time she was again at a fair, when she saw her second airplane. A friend of hers went with her to watch a stunt flyer. The pilot became bored and started to dive at the crowd, and people scattered, even her friend. Amelia Earhart stood there though, watching this spectacular plane go up and down, all by herself. The third time was when she was 23 her father took her to a new airfield in Long Beach, which included wing walking, aerobatics, and races. She didn’t ask about lessons because she was a woman, even though she wanted to, but instead asked her father what the lessons cost. It was a shrewd way to go about it, but it worked. Three days later, her father accompided her father to Rogers Field and bought her a ticket to ride on a plane. While she was up in the air, she realized that this was her
Believe it or not there was a time that Amelia Earhart didn’t find planes to be that interesting. She started to get impressed by them when she attended a stunt-flying exhibition. In December a pilot named Frank Hawks gave her a ride in his plane; this ride would change her life forever. Many people, have turning points in their lives. Her turning point would change her life significantly. She believed that women can do anything men can, and she was going to prove that through aviation. Throughout her career she was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean, became the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean, and set an altitude record of 18,415 feet. She also won a gold metal from the National Geographic Society, given to her
To start off, Amelia Earhart saw her first plane at a state fair when she was 10. She didn’t find planes interesting until she went to a stunt flying exhibition. On December 28, 1920, a pilot named Frank Hawks gave her a ride that would forever change her life. After she was up in the air, she knew she wanted to fly. She had ideas that were strong, challenging, eye opening, but she was not going to give up. Amelia was a graduate from Hyde Park High School and then attended Ogontz, a girl’s finishing school. In the middle of her second year, she had left to
Many arguments exist around the disappearance of Amelia Earhart; however, the plane crashing and Earhart dying as a castaway on an uninhabited island proves as the most plausible theory. When Amelia flew with Frank Hawks, she felt like flying. When she had decided to get lessons, she took on different jobs to save money and learned from, “Neta Snook, the first aviatrix to run her own aviation business” (American Legends). With the money Amelia saved, she purchased her first plane and went into
Earhart was already a famous aviator by the time she set off for her round-the-world flight in June 1937. Among her many other records, she was the first woman, and second person after Charles Lindbergh, to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. Her flight around the world wouldn’t have been the first, but it would have been the longest, following a 29,000-mile (47,000 kilometers) route close to the equator. [In Photos: Searching for Aviator Amelia Earhart]
Many people follow many dangerous dreams that sometimes end up killing them. Amelia Earhart followed her heart and never gave up as she became the first female aviator to fly over the Atlantic. She grew up, learned, to love aviation, became a celebrity and flew many successful flights, flew her last flight and disappeared, then her bones got discovered and inspired others. She inspired women and men saying “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” The mystery of Amelia’s disappearance has been figured out and is still inspiring others. Discover the many things Amelia did and learn the true meaning of `mystery`.
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas, 1897. When she was seven her dad had enough money to take the family to see the world’s fair in St. Louis Missouri. While there, she and her younger sister Muriel saw a big roller coaster. When they went home Amelia tried to build her own. She did have help from Muriel, her uncle, and a friend. Wooden tracks went from the top of a shed to her yard. A little buggy was their mode of transportation. The tracks were greased with fat to make it go faster. Amelia was the first to try and...she crashed! Of course, she made it less steep but wanted to go first again. Now it was better and she loved the speed. One day in December, Amelia went sledding with her sister. Amelia took a running start and on the way down
Amelia Mary Earhart -best known as Amelia Earhart- is known for being the first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but could she have also been paving a way for women’s rights without people even noticing it. While she did advocate for women’s rights Ms. Earhart was able to prove women can be as tough and women should not be confined to what society thinks they should be. Even attending two different high schools Ms. Earhart graduated with excellent grades and would often keep a journal of all the positive movements towards women’s rights. In addition, she received the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, which only a few people have today. Amelia Earhart flight across the Atlantic inspired a generation of women to fight in World War
Amelia Earhart Many people know of Amelia Earhart, the pilot lost at sea, but little do they know of her life before her height in fame or the achievements she gained. Amelia Earhart was one to achieve a lot even from an early age shaping a path that leads her to set many notable records and achievements, then she mysteriously disappeared. Amelia Earhart was one to achieve a lot and set her own rules, even in from a young age.
Imagine one of the most famous people on Earth disappearing. That is exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart. During the 1920’s and 1930’s Amelia was a huge celebrity, and in 1937, she vanished during a round-the-world flight. Today, she is known as the world’s best known woman pilot years after her mysterious disappearance. Amelia Earhart is also known for being a woman’s rights activist. Through studying Amelia’s childhood, significant events in her life, and her final flight, we can learn why she is such an important and memorable person in American history.
Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas to Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart and would later have a younger sister named Grace Earhart. While growing up Amelia and Grace would move around continuously from place to place with their mother because of their alcoholic father who was a struggling lawyer who couldn’t find a job. Amelia would later attended Columbia University but would drop out due to lack of funds. Soon later after World War I began, Amelia went to visit her sister in
“Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” This was in her letter to her husband, in case the dangerous flight proved to be her last. She was the woman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, shared her visions, inspired many, formed the Ninety-Nines, and tried to fly around the world. She is, and always will be, remembered for her
Amelia Earhart was a brave woman who developed a desire for flying at a young age, she had an incredible career as an aviator, and eventually, her life ended in one of the biggest mysteries of all time that is attempted to be explained using three theories in she drowned at sea, survived and lived under an alias, and finally that she landed on an island and lived there until she died.
Amelia Earhart’s early life lead to her becoming an american icon, aviation pioneer, author, and the first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone and the first many flying records for women.She set multiple records that were unthought of for women of her time and even when her record were passed up by a men she was determined to set a new record, and she did. She changed the world for women and anyone that ever wanted to do anything that they were told they could
Amelia Earhart is a legend in America for flying the airplane. She had a passion for planes that went beyond a hobby. Other than flying she also wrote a few books and developed a fashion trend of flight clothes. She had many accomplishments in her life time from going to college to being the first women to solo over the Atlantic. Amelia Earhart is known in the American perception as one of the world's most famous aviators. Amelia remains an icon of the power and perseverance of American women, and the adventurous spirit so essential to the American persona.
When 10 years old Amelia saw her first plane at a state fair, at first she was not impressed by it. She said, "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting", when Amelia attended a stunt-flying exhibition, later on, she became seriously interested in aviation. At the exhibition a pilot who saw Amelia and her friend, as they watched from an isolated clearing walked to them. Amelia believed that as he walked towards them he was thinking to himself, "Watch me make them scamper”, at that moment Amelia felt a mix of both fear and pleasure but that didn’t frighten her, she stood up. Back at the exposition, as the plane swooped by, something inside Amelia was awakened, "I did not understand it at the time," she claimed, "but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by”, on December 28, 1920, a pilot, named Frank Hawks gave Amelia a ride that changed her life,"By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly", was what Amelia Earhart said.