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    Mystery Amelia Earhart was someone that wanted to prove that she could accomplish great things as a woman and as an aviator. At a young age she knew that she was more adventurous than other girls. She was competitive and rather than do roles that women would do, she challenged herself to learn things that the men were doing. Her persistence led her to become one of the most famous women in history. On July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Mary Earhart was born to Edwin and Amy Earhart. She and

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    Amelia Earhart's excellence in her profession and fame in her career as a pilot helped contribute to positively improving the life of women in the nineteen twenties and thirties; by giving women both young and old a real life hero to look up to as well as advice, encouragement and inspiration. Her public success meant that there was finally a female icon who wasn't known for their beauty, but for talent and success in a physically and mentally taxing profession, one that no woman before her had

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    Characteristics of Powerful Women What do the following household names have in common? Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, and Malala Yousafzai. Describing these women as powerful, strong, brave, and revolutionary is just the tip of the iceberg. So what exactly makes them this way? Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to perform a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Rosa Parks refused to give in to the racist culture of the 1900’s by refusing to move to the back of the bus. Malala

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    Amelia Earhart Rough Draft It was announced in 1937, a female plane pilot who goes by the name of Amelia Earhart was announced dead on July 2. Some people believe that her plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the pacific ocean, but others believe different. Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. On December 28, 1920, pilot Frank Hawks gave Amelia her first ride in an airplane. Amelia started flying all around the world, she even inspired other female pilots. Amelia Earhart

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    April 9, 2015 Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was one of the most famous pilots in the world. She broke many aviation records . She was a fearless, daring, and determined pilot . Amelia followed her dreams and showed people that anything was possible. Amelia wanted to be a pilot from a young age. One day in December in 1920, Amelia and her father, Edwin, went to a winter airshow at a local airfield in Los Angeles, California.

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    In 1932 Hattie Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the Senate.[192] Furthermore, in 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, taking her journey on the 5th anniversary of Lindbergh's solo Atlantic flight .[193] She was awarded the National Geographic Society's gold medal from President Herbert Hoover, and Congress awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross.[193] Later in 1932 she became the first woman to fly solo nonstop coast to coast, and set

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    Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 at Atchison, Kansas, United States. Amelia Earhart made a lot of triumphs that pulled the trigger to many of other human being. Amelia Earhart was a pioneer aviatrix who made the stunning record breaking solo journey across Atlantic Ocean as a woman. However, Amelia Earhart was a second aviator to journey over Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart used Lockheed Model 5B Vega to complete the flight over Atlantic Ocean alone. As a young female child, Amelia Earhart

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    Amelia Earhart was a brave woman who set new records and showed that girls can do things just as well as boys. Amelia Earhart had an interesting childhood, and she started flying when she was very young.Amelia Earhart was best known for that infamous flight when her and her navigator disappeared. While Amelia was growing up she was more of a tomboy she did all the things that people said girls should not do like getting dirty and making a mess. “Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 at her

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    ever wanted to know information about Amelia Earhart? Well, I got some information for you. Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. Her parents were Amy Otis and Edwin Earhart. Her mother didn’t really do anything except drink and move around and her father was a lawyer. Amelia Earhart lived in Atchison, Kansas. She lived with her wealthy grandparents and attended a private school. She got a great education at that school. Amelia Earhart was great in chemistry and all science

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    Amelia Earhart : One of the Bravest Women Around Did you know that the plane that Amelia Earhart would fly was bright yellow. This plane would help Amelia Earhart do many brave things that would cement her legacy in history. All of these dangerous activities that she did prove that she is one brave women. The flights she did to set world records were very risky. One of these flights would be between Honolulu to Oakland Cal. This trip would be 2408 miles and would a solo. In this flight if the

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