Why Is Amelia Earhart Important

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One important woman I think everyone should appreciate more and know more about is Amelia Earhart. There are many important things that Amelia has done. She made so many accomplishments that people look up to her for. She inspires so many people for so many different reasons. In this research project I learned a lot about Amelia Earhart that I had never known before. I loved learning more about her, and I hope this helps you learn more about her too.
Amelia was born on July 24, 1897 and died on July 2, 1937. She lived with her grandparents in Atchison Kansas for most of her life. Her parents names were Amy and Edwin Earhart. When Amelia was 2 and a half years old her parents gave birth to her sister Grace Muriel. Amelia would spend the school months with her grandparents and travel to see her parents in the summer. She spent her days adventuring in the …show more content…

In July of the same year she bought her first plane which she called “The Canary”. In the Fall of 1928 she published a book about her flight over the Atlantic called 20hrs 40mins. After this she toured, lectured, and became aviation editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. A year later in the fall of 1929 she was Elected as an official for National Aeronautic Association. Amelia was a very talented person and had many accomplishments. There's an important lesson to learn in every story and this one is no difference. Amelia Earhart was one of the most inspirational woman. Amelia was an amazing sister and persevered even when things got hard at home for her. She understood that people are all the same and just because you're a woman doesn’t mean you are not as good as a man. She realized that the way people thought of you wasn’t going to change unless you changed it for yourself. She was a kind, friendly, and generous person and anyone who knew her could tell you that she was amazingly determined and didn’t take no as an

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