Amelia Mary Earhart, 1897 - 1937
1935 photo
Born: 24 July 1897, Atchison, Kansas
Died: 2 July 1937, Missing in central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island
Earhart was born in the home of her maternal grandfather, Alfred Otis, a former federal judge and bank president at Atchison, Kansas who didn't think much of his son-in-law. 'Meeley' and her sister were raised and home schooled there until 1909 when the family was reunited with her father who was then a railroad claims officer at Des Moines, Iowa. When forced to retire due to alcoholism, Edwin moved to St Paul, Minnesota for a job that fell through, mother and daughters moved to Chicago. Amelia canvassed St Paul high schools and chose Hyde Park based on its science program, graduating in 1916. Visiting her sister at Toronto she encountered soldiers returning from the war in Europe, was trained as a nurse's aide by the Red Cross, and worked at Spadina Military Hospital. She became a patient there in the 1918 flu epidemic, hospitalized for two months and recovering for another year, and leaving her with chronic sinusitis which affected her during later flights. After a year at Columbia University, Earhart moved to Long Beach, California where her parents were back together, and had her first plane ride. She immediately set out to earn the money for flying lessons. By 1926 she had 500 hours in and had set the women's world altitude record (14,000 feet, 1922). In 1928 a trans-Atlantic flight was organized to be the first to carry a woman, and Earhart was the "girl with the right image". Untrained for "instrument" flight, she later characterized her role as "baggage" although she did keep the logs. She promoted aviation, particularly women's aviation, writing columns, lecturing, and setting more aviation records. She was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo, from Newfoundland to Ireland, on the fifth anniversary of Lindbergh's solo flight. In 1935 she started planning a circumnavigation of the globe, departing for Honolulu from Oakland, California on 17 March 1937 with a crew of three. An accident on takeoff from Honolulu required the Lockheed L-10E Elektra to be shipped back to California for repairs. Due to wind changes with the season, the second attempt reversed direction, with navigator Fred Noonan she flew to Miami, Florida and there announced their plans. Stopping in South America, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. Weather delayed them until 2 July 1937, they did not arrive at Howland Island.
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- A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Adventure is worthwhile in itself. permalink
Amelia Earhart - After all, times are changing and women need the critical stimulus of competition outside the home. A girl must nowaways believe completely in herself as an individual. She must realize at the outset that a woman must do the same job better than a man to get as much credit for it. She must be aware of the various discriminations, both legal and traditional, against women in the business world. permalink
Amelia Earhart - After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace, The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; Knows not the livid loneliness of fear. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price. permalink
Amelia Earhart - Hooray for the last grand adventure! I wish I had won but it was worthwhile anyway. permalink
Amelia Earhart - I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to. permalink
Amelia Earhart - I want to do it because I want to do it. permalink
Amelia Earhart - I want to do something useful in the world. permalink
Amelia Earhart - In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful 'break' was apt to lurk just around the corner. permalink
Amelia Earhart - In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. permalink
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