Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈ ɛər h É‘r t / AIR-hart ; July 24, 1897 – disappeared 1937) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. [1...
Amelia Mary Earhart (
/ˈɛərhÉ‘rt/ AIR-hart; July 24, 1897 – disappeared 1937) was a noted American
aviation pioneer and author.
[1][N 1] Earhart was the first
aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
[3]. She received the U.S.
Distinguished Flying Cross for this record.
[4] She set many other records,
[2] wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of
The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
[5] Earhart joined the faculty of the
Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the
National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the
Equal Rights Amendment.
[6][7]During an attempt to make a
circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded
Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart
disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near
Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
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