Even when she was a child, she had a very strong interest in flying. She worked long and hard hou rs; not only support her family, but to by a plane of her own and lessons to fly it. She fell in love with the feeling of flying and signed up immediately for lessons. To fund her lessons, Earhart drove a sand and gravel truck 7 days a week. After just two and a half hours of instruction, Earhart decided to buy herself a plane.
She was determined to spend more time in the air and decided she would by a plane for herself. With that plane, "Earhart began setting flying records almost as soon as she took flight. Amelia tuned into her passion and drive for flying and took flight with it. As Amelia grew, she never gave up on her passion no matter what any man had to say. Eventually, the world tuned into to not only her flying skills, but also her tough, lovable personal ity.
At the ceremony, Vice President Charles Curtis praised her courage, saying she displayed 'heroic courage and skill as a navigator at the risk of her life.
Earhart felt the flight proved that men and women were equal in jobs requiring intelligence, coordination, speed, coolness, and willpower. It seemed as if when people tore her down, she brought herself back up.
Some may say that Amelia should not be considered a hero because she had a talent, but, Amelia is much deeper than just a female pilot. She kept her determination and her passion for flying alive through struggling times; and that is what made her a hero.
Another characteristic that makes Amelia Earhart a hero was her bravery. She was not only brave in the sense of flying uncharted, dangerous air; but also her bravery to defy women's rights. Amelia was a simple, young, woman on the outside, with a daring passion on the inside of her. When Amelia got the opportunity to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger , she did not hesitate to take it. Years later, she worked on secret plans for Earhart to become the first woman and the second person to fly solo the Atlantic.
Her bravery made her world-renowned as she prepared her solo flight. A few hours into the trip, Earhart ran into a violent electrical storm. Ice collected on the wings, and the plane went into a tailspin, falling 3, feet before regaining stability. The pilot's relief was short-lived, as the engine caught fire Her flight won her fame throughout Europe, and when she returned to New York, she was greeted with a parade.
Earhart quickly became a celebrity for her hard work and bravery. Americas sweetheart found herself "instantly considered a spokesperson for women aviators" Earhart, Amelia Everyone admired Amelia not only for her flying skills, but also for her adventurous heart. This is that poem:. Like this post? Subscribe now in a reader or by email to receive free updates! Oh, I know nothing about her! Thank you for giving us this little tit-bit of information.
It seems like just the right amount. More please! I have to admit, I actually enjoy when I read about a historical figure, entertainer, etc. It somehow makes them more human, and you realize they were just as flawed as the rest of us, yet they managed to do incredible or even notorious things. One recent example for me is Al Capone. I always thought he was a heartless gangster, but after watching the Prohibition documentary on PBS, he was actually a pretty decent guy in many respects.
Thanks for this review. I guess it was spur of the moment. Your post inspired me to read more about Amelia. I love that you included the poem. Born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, , Amelia Earhart displayed an independent style from childhood, including keeping a scrapbook on accomplished women, taking an auto repair course, and attending college but never graduating.
She attended her first flying exhibition in while serving as a Red Cross nurse's aide in Toronto, Canada. She took her first flight in California in December , with veteran flyer Frank Hawks, and declared, "As soon as I left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly. To pay for flight lessons, Earhart worked as a telephone company clerk and photographer. Earhart soloed in , bought her first airplane, a Kinner Airster, in and wasted no time in setting a women's altitude record of 4, meters 14, feet.
Earhart moved to east to be near her sister and mother, and, after a second year at Columbia University in New York City, began working in Boston at the Denison Settlement House as a social worker with immigrant families.
In the spring of , she was flying at Dennison Airport, and had joined the local National Aeronautic Association, when she was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger.
Amy Phipps Guest owned the Fokker F. On June 17, , Earhart and pilots Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon departed Trepassey, Newfoundland and, though promised time at the controls of the tri-motor, she was never given the opportunity to fly the aircraft during the hour minute flight to Burry Point, Wales.
She did get in the pilot's seat for a time on the final hop to Southampton, England. The dramatic flight brought her international attention and the opportunity to earn a living in aviation. Putnam became her manager and she began lecturing and writing on aviation around the country. A few months after the Derby, a group of women pilots decided to form an organization for social, recruitment, and business purposes.
Ninety-nine women, out of licensed U. Female pilots were keenly aware of the lack of social and economic independence for all women and were determined to help one another. In , after only 15 minutes of instruction, Earhart became the first woman to fly an autogiro, made by Pitcairn and featuring rotating blades to increase lift and allow short takeoffs and landings.
Earhart set the first autogiro altitude record and made two autogiro cross-country tours, which were marked by three public "crack-ups," as she called them. Though Earhart was the most famous woman pilot, she was not the most skilled. Determined to prove herself, Earhart decided to fly the Atlantic Ocean again, but this time alone. She thought a transatlantic flight would bring her respect, something other women sought too -- Ruth Nichols made an attempt in crashing in Canada, but she was planning another attempt when Earhart succeeded.
During her 3,kilometer 2,mile nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic on May , , Earhart fought fatigue, a leaky fuel tank, and a cracked manifold that spewed flames out the side of the engine cowling. Ice formed on the Vega's wings and caused an unstoppable 3,foot descent to just above the waves. Realizing she was on a course far north of France, she landed in a farmer's field in Culmore, near Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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