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    Amelia Earhart's True Disappearance Amelia Earhart or “The Babe of The Sky” most popular for being the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Setting a record for longest distance without refueling, First women to a fly nonstop transcontinental flight, also achieving many more honors all while also writing two books.While achieving another record; to be the first woman to fly around the world she suddenly disappeared on her voyage so close to the finish line.But what exactly

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    Maybe she was captured by the Japanese… Nobody really knows what happened to Amelia Earhart, did she crash into the Pacific, was she abducted, or maybe she was executed? Amelia Earhart vanished in the Pacific in attempt to fly around the world, leaving behind her loving husband, George Putnam. When Amelia went missing TIGHAR searched for Amelia for a very long time and after 2 years Amelia was declared dead. Amelia Earhart was a courageous and determined women from her early life, to her flying years

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    An inspirational person that I truly adore would persist as Amelia Earhart. I admire her completely, considering how she portrayed herself as the first woman that proved to the world that women can engage in the same activities as men. Although Amelia was a female, she kept receiving attention by having similar interests as men. Amelia felt that she could prove them wrong. She got on a plane and almost achieved her goal; soaring across the ocean in an airplane, however, the only downside that occurred

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    Amelia Earhart endures as one of the more endearing characters in American history. In a time when women played a largely secondary role in American, Amelia Earhart took a leading position in the developing field of aviation and, in doing so; she displayed an adventurous spirit that proved to be inspirational for several generations of Americans. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. Her father, Edwin, was an attorney and her mother, Amy, was a housewife. She had one sister, Muriel

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    Amelia Earhart: Lost At Sea but Not the Mystery Amelia Earhart was a great American aviator. She accomplished many goals and set an example that women are capable of things too, not just men. Amelia set many flying records and advanced the women in aviation. Amelia also 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 (History.com: Amelia Earhart). In July of 1937, Amelia was making her circumnavigate around the

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    20th century, women’s rights in the Western World were on the rise, including in the career field of aviation. Amelia Earhart was the predecessor for women working within the field of aviation and through her lifetime, accomplishments, and the fight to be the first female aviators in history, she has now earned the title of one of the most famous gender nonconformists. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1867, in Atchison, Kansas. While growing up in Kansas and moving to Canada, she decided

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    Amelia Earhart’s life. Beginning to End Amelia Earhart’s life was an interesting one. From being the daughter of a busy father that had drinking issues, to learning how to fly all alone, and being taught by one of the best. She trained in the medical field but continued to follow her dream of flying working odd jobs along the way to support herself. With the rise of Amelia’s popularity and her being an inspiration to woman all around the world. Finally, attempting to fly around the world and mysteriously

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    she was flying over the ocean, the next day she was gone, never to be seen again. Amelia Earhart was a pilot and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 Amelia was flying over the Pacific Ocean when she and her plane disappeared. Because Amelia Earhart was such an important person in American History, we need to find out what happened to her. There are quite a few theories about what happened to Earhart. Some of these are she was a spy, gathering information about the Japanese, or

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    quote by Amelia Earhart addresses what her life's main goal was. She was born on July 24, 1897 to 1937, there is no specific date for her death for her body was never found nor the plane that she took her last flight on. She was a female aviator who wanted to show people that women could the same things that men could. She is a role model remembered in the eyes of many women. She never gave up on her dream and no matter what she always pushed through any barriers that came her way. Amelia Earhart was

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    Ibrahim Albaba Mrs. Seeger APUSH || Period 1 Last Flight by Amelia Earhart February 9, 2017 For so much of our history as a people, we are often reminded of the many successful men that accomplished things to make this world a better place. We are reminded about their long, devastating journey to reach their goals and maintain their prosperity; however, not once do we hear of their wives or female siblings. In the early 1900’s it was still presumed that this was the role of the man. A woman

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