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Amelia Earhart •
Amelia was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas.
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She was the elder of Edwin Stanton and Amy Otis Earhart's two daughters.
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Childhood was not happy for the two bright sisters. Their father was an alcoholic and lost jobs often. The family travelled alot. The girls often recited poetry while doing their chores but also loved sports, including basketball and tennis.
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Amelia wanted to attend college after finishing school. But, she met some World War I (1914 - 1918) soldiers and decided to study nursing, instead.
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During the war Amelia worked as a military nurse in Canada and later she became a social worker and taught English to children.
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Amelia had one hobby. She enjoyed watching airplane stunt shows, which were popular in the 1920s. Then one day she took a 10-minute plane ride and knew what her job would be - she would learn to fly.
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Amelia did several odd jobs and with the help of her mother, she put together the fee - $1000.
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In those days, $1000 was a very large amount of money.
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After 10 hours of instruction and several crashes, Amelia was ready to fly.
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She made her first solo flight in 1921. The flight went well. By the next year, Amelia had saved enough money to buy her own plane.
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Though Amelia was just a passenger, she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic. The plane they flew in was 'The Friendship' and the trip was made on June 17-18, 1928.
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A publisher named George Putnam wrote an article on the flight and in 1931, Amelia married him.
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After this, Amelia got lots of attention from everyone.
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In May 1932, she crossed the Atlantic alone and set a new crossing record of 13 hours, 30 minutes.
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She received a medal from American President Herbert Hoover for this.
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Several years later, she became the first woman to fly from California to Hawaii, which was a difficult route.
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Amelia's last flight began in June 1937. She and navigator Fred Noonan set out to fly around the world. The two of them took off from Miami in America to South America. Then they crossed the South Atlantic Ocean to Dakar in Africa. From there to Thailand and Australia.
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However, after they left Lae in New Guinea for Howland Island, the American coast guard lost contact with the plane. They received a final message on July 2, 1937 at 8:45 am, and Amelia's voice was described as paniced.
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Despite a big search, the American Navy never found either the plane or the pilots. Their disappearance is still a mystery.
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While some believe that she and Noonan were captured and executed by the Japanese, others feel that President Roosevelt sent Earhart on a secret spy mission. However, none of these theories has been confirmed.
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In a tribute to Amelia, her husband published her biography entitled Soaring Wings in 1939. The biography described her adventurous life.
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