Amelia Earhart By: Alexis Thacker

Birth Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. This is a picture of Amelia when she was young.

Amelia’s First Discovery of Flying Amelia discovered what it was like to fly when she was 7 years old. Amelia and her family went to the St. Louis World`s Fair. She and her father went on a roller coaster. This exciting experience made Amelia believe she was flying. While Amelia was riding the rollercoaster, she even said, “It`s like flying!”

Growing up When Amelia was in grade school she and her sister spent most of their time living with their grandparents, because her father drank too much and her mother didn`t want to be near her father. When she was 11, Amelia went to the Iowa State Fair and saw her first air plane.

High School Amelia had a difficult time in high school. Because of her father’s drinking, he lost many jobs and he could not take her to a lot of things. This also meant that they moved a lot to look for work. Before graduating, Amelia went to 6 different high schools. When Amelia was 15, her father took her flying at Kinner Airfield with Nete Snook. Her father thought that after she tried flying once she would be done, but instead she wanted to fly even more.

Friendship Flight Amelia’s interest in flying continued. She was asked by George Putman, a publisher specializing in real-life adventures to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The plane, “The Friendship” was flown by Bill Stultz and a mechanic named Louis Gordon. Although she didn’t fly the plane herself, she was the first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia became famous for this flight.

Amelia and George George P. Putman proposed to Amelia six times before she finally said yes. Amelia and George were married in Noank, Connecticut on February 4, 1931.

Amelia’s Adulthood Amelia decides to cross the Atlantic solo and write a book about it. Amelia’s next long solo flight was from Hawaii to California. Amelia lost her way and had to ask for help to land. She told reporters that she wanted to, “Fly around the globe at its waistline”. During her life, Amelia crashed planes multiple times, but this didn’t stop her from flying. Many people believed Amelia was a spy for President Roosevelt.

Flight Around the World Amelia secretly prepared for her fist attempt to fly around the world. Amelia needed an expert navigator so she choose Fred Noonan to join her. Their first attempt was a failure. On her second attempt, Amelia was more successful and had planned on returning to the United States to complete the flight. She was suppose to refuel on a small island named, Howland Island. In flight, Amelia lost communication and was never heard from again.

Amelia’s Death July 3, 1937 was the last time the ships heard from Amelia. Amelia disappeared. No one knows exactly what happened. President Roosevelt issued a search for Amelia, but no one was able to find her.

Summary Amelia`s life was a bumpy road but she always made the best of the everything even through hard times there was never a downside. She was adventurous, famous, and always ready to do try new things even though she was a woman. She never let anyone get in her way. People don’t know what happened to Amelia or where her plane landed. Her disappearance is a mystery. Still, today her name will always be remembered.

Epilogue When Amelia vanished, rumors started going around like she was a spying on Japan for the U.S. Army, or that her dream of living on a beach came true. It was also thought that she was caught and shot to death or died in prison. No one will truly know what happened to her or Fred Noonan. Their bodies and the plane were never discovered. I hope one day that someone will find the plane and find out what really happened.

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