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childhood dream to be the first woman to fly across the world, she believed that she had one last good flight left in her. With a failed first attempt the plans had been set back slightly, but after the engine was rebuilt Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were ready for take off yet again. On June 1st they set out to make the trip from Miami and back around. On June 29th they landed in New Guinea. With seven thousand more miles left to go and twenty two thousand completed, the hardest part of the

Mae Jemison Mae Jemison was an astronaut,she loved it dearly. Jemison believed in following her dreams and it took her right into space. Jemison was born October 17,1956 in Decatur Alabama but she called Chicago Illinois her hometown. She grew up with big dreams that later became the pinnacle of her existence. She had a strong talent for dancing at age 9. Also at age 16 she attended Stanford University studying chemical engineering. Jemison didn't just think about going into space she had dreams

Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two “You and more than 900 of your sisters have shown that you can fly wingtip to wingtip with your brothers. If ever there was doubt in anyone’s mind that women can become skillful pilots the WASPs have dispelled that doubt.”-General Hap Arnold. The Idea to have women flying planes in World War two started when a pilot named Jacqueline Cochran sent a letter to the first Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Another woman named Nancy Harkness

What if you were a renowned flyer and disappeared on your trip around the world? Suppose you just vanished from thin air during the trip, leaving everything behind? What if the whole world was searching for you? Amelia Earhart, a woman flyer, or otherwise known as Lady Lindy, was in her late 30’s when this happened to her. She took off on her flight, not knowing she would leave everything behind. Amelia Earhart had an interesting life and had many achievements right before she vanished on her trip

Earhart"). In 1920, she went on a ten minute plane ride in Long Beach and decided she wanted to learn how to fly (“Amelia Earhart"). She wanted to be “the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic” (Grossman). Amelia, and her flying partner Fred Noonan, set out on June 1, 1937 to try and accomplish this. By June 29, approximately 22,000 miles of their trip had been completed when they stopped in New Guinea for repairs (“Amelia Earhart"). They were supposed to land on Howland Island to refuel the

Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart? The woman that mysteriously disappeared, while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Amelia disappeared in July 24, 1897. Her daring round-the-world-flight was cut short, when her plane disappeared. While before that happened, Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the eldest daughter of Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart, and had a younger sister named Muriel. Her sister and her, mostly spent her time with their wealthy grandparents.

There are many theories on what happened to Amelia Earhart but which ones are true? Nobody really knows for sure what happened to her but there are many theories on what happened. Amelia Earhart was an experienced pilot. she was the first female pilot to fly across the atlantic ocean. That by itself is a very long flight for back then, but she wanted to step it up by flying across the whole world. (Crouch) Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937. To this day nobody knows for sure what happened

Amelia Earhart was considered to have been a noble and brave female, that sought to transcend the boundaries faced by women of her time. Amelia is also mostly known for going missing over the Pacific Ocean. The world may not know how Amelia disappeared over the Pacific, but many people have put together conspiracy theories about it. Amelia Earhart was a female career consultant at Purdue University. At the time Amelia was working both as a nurse’s aide and as a social worker. [Reference.com]

She Still Flies She is known as the woman who was never found after a plain voyage across the Atlantic. But that's pretty much all we know about her, but what we don't know is that she had a very challenging life and she also had many talents. Amelia Earhart was a passionate, courageous, and inspiring person to women and people all over the world. Amelia Earhart's personal background, career, and impact on women have all contributed to the person that she is thought of today. Amelia

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. Amelia’s family which included her father Edwin, her mother Amy, and her sister Muriel grew up very poor. Due to her parents rocky marriage because of their financial situation Amelia along with Muriel was sent to their grandparents house. Because her grandparents were doing a lot better financially them her parents, she got to attend private school. Amelia’s teacher explained that “Amelia deduces the correct answers to complex arithmetic problems but hates