Amelia Earhart

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in Atchison, Kansas, The United States

July 24, 1897

gender

female

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Amelia Mary Earhart (missing July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

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Amelia Earhart's Books

Average rating: 3.72 · 113 ratings · 29 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	20 Hours, 40 Min: Our Flight in the Friendship 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Flight 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1937 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fun Of It 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolution in the Sky: The Lockheads of Aviation's Golden Age by Richard Sanders Allen, Wiley Post (Editor), Amelia Earhart (Editor) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell, Washington Irving, Amelia Earhart 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Air Pioneer by Jane Moore Howe, Amelia Earhart 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1950 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.”
― Amelia Earhart

tags: failure, success, women, work

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“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done.”
― Amelia Earhart

tags: courage, initiative

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“Everyone has ocean's to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”
― Amelia Earhart

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