Amelia Earhart Research Paper

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In the climate of today, we often see and hear amazing stories about men and how it is, according to James brown, a man’s world. With all the accolades that belong to men, it is only fitting to talk about one of the most amazing women in the history of the United States of America and maybe even the world. In a society where women have at one time been second class citizens, the likes of amazing women such as Hillary Clinton, who may soon become the leader of the best country in the world, and Amelia Earhart cannot be forgotten. In this essay, we will discuss the many accomplishments and touch on highlights that make up the life of Amelia Earhart.
Amelia Mary Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She was named after her two …show more content…

She wasn’t really impressed. According to the article from pbs.org, “It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting.” It took ten years for Amelia’s passion for flight to kick in. She was at a stunt-flying exhibition. On December 28, 1920, at Long Beach, Amelia attended an air show with her father. She took her first flight with Frank Hawk. “By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly” Amelia later recalled. She then had her first flying lesson with pilot; Neta Snook, on January 3, 1921. She did different kinds of jobs such as: a truck driver, photographer and a stenographer to save money for her flight …show more content…

The many flying records she set include: an altitude record in an autogiro; the first person to fly an autogiro across the United States and back; the fastest nonstop transcontinental (continent to continent) flight by a woman (1932); breaking her own transcontinental speed record (1933); the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Hawaii to California (1935); the first person to fly solo from Los Angeles to Mexico (1935); breaking the speed record for a nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City to Newark, New Jersey; and setting the speed record for the fastest east-west crossing from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii (1937). She also received numerous awards and honors from around the

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