Words of Wisdom- Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was an incredible human and American aviator who set many flying records and championed the advancement of women in aviation.

She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first person ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland during a flight to circumnavigate the globe. And just for fun she went on design clothes and to become a faculty consultant at Purdue University.

Born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897 she defied traditional gender roles from a young age. Earhart played basketball, took an auto repair course and briefly attended college. During World War I, she served as a Red Cross nurse’s aid in Toronto, Canada. Earhart began to spend time watching pilots in the Royal Flying Corps train at a local airfield while in Toronto.

She started flying lessons with female flight instructor Neta Snook in 1921 and later that year, she purchased her first airplane, a secondhand Kinner Airster. She nicknamed the yellow airplane “the Canary.” Her first record came in 1922 when she became the first woman to fly solo above 14,000 feet. Earhart consistently worked to promote opportunities for women in aviation

In 1937, Earhart attempted to fly around the world, and her plane disappeared that year. Her legacy continues to inspire pilots of all genders today, and her bravery proved that women (and men) can do whatever they set their minds to. Earhart’s story is still taught to schoolchildren today. SOURCE REFINERY29, WIKIPEDIA, HISTORY

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