Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author (1897-1939) · United States · Writers · Died at 41

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She vanished over the Pacific in 1937 trying to fly around the world, and the mystery of what happened has outlived nearly everything else about early aviation. The disappearance made her immortal.

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A life in dates

2006California Hall of FameAward1973National Women's Hall of FameAward1968National Aviation Hall of FameAward1939Died5 January 19391933Gold Medal of the Society of Woman GeographersAward1931“I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any midaevil code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly.”In their words7 February 1931Note to George P. Putnam, on the date of their wedding (7 February 1931), as quoted in The Sound of Wings (1989) by Mary S. LovellRead the whole statement

1928“Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.”In their wordsPoetry written around the time of the breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My CourageousRead the whole statement

“How can Life grant us boon of living, compensate For dull grey ugliness and pregnant hate Unless we dare The soul's dominion?”In their wordsPoetry written around the time of breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My CourageousRead the whole statement

“I understood. I was a girl-a "nervous lady." I might jump out. There had to be somebody on hand to grab my ankle as I went over.”In their wordsOn her first experience flying, and the skepticism of others. '20 Hrs., 40 Min. (1928), p. 47Read the whole statement

“In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”In their words20 Hrs., 40 Min. (1928), p. 16Read the whole statement

“As I look back on the flight I think two questions have been asked me most frequently. First: Was I afraid? Secondly: What did I wear?”In their words20 Hrs., 40 Min. (1928), p. 110Read the whole statement

1897Born24 July 1897

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Amelia Earhart's birthplace

Amelia Earhart as a child

Amelia Earhart in evening clothes

Earhart in her first training plane, 1920

L-R: Neta Snook, Earhart's Kinner Airster and Amelia Earhart, c. 1921[46][47]

Photo of Earhart from her book 20 Hrs. 40 Min. (1928)

Amelia Earhart prior to her transatlantic crossing of June 17, 1928

In their own words 10

Amelia Earhart

10 statements, newest first

I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any midaevil code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly.
Feb 7, 1931, Note to George P. Putnam, on the date of their wedding (7 February 1931), as quoted in The Sound of Wings (1989) by Mary S. Lovell, Own words
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.
1928, Poetry written around the time of the breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My Courageous, Own words
How can Life grant us boon of living, compensate For dull grey ugliness and pregnant hate Unless we dare The soul's dominion?
1928, Poetry written around the time of breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My Courageous, Own words

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Awards

California Hall of Fame2006

National Women's Hall of Fame1973

National Aviation Hall of Fame1968

Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers1933

Distinguished Flying Cross

Harmon Trophy

Women in Aviation International

Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Family

Parents

Amelia Earhart

Partners

Spouse George P. Putnam

Sibling Grace Muriel Earhart Morrissey

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About this person

Born July 24, 1897, Amelia Earhart flew as a passenger across the Atlantic in 1928 - the first woman to make the crossing by air. Four years later, in 1932, she did it alone, nonstop, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and a claim no one could take. She wrote best-sellers about flying, promoted commercial aviation when it was still a gamble, and helped found the Ninety-Nines for female pilots. On July 2, 1937, somewhere over the Pacific on an attempt to circle the globe, her plane went silent. She was declared dead in 1939, but the search never really stopped.

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United States

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