Amelia Earhart Significance
Kelli Lucas
Professor McCreary
ENGL 101
20 November 2015
Disappearance of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart is the first woman pilot to have much success on her journeys. Although she was successful, it was not until her famous disappearance that her name became known to almost everyone. Her great success in flying was led by her disappearance which caused many speculations among researchers everywhere. Amelia Earhart, was known as a risk taking, spunky, adventurous, soon to be the first lady flying in air, was born and raised in Aitchison, Kansas in 1897. She was always adventurous in her childhood whether it was riding horses or exploring the outdoors. This made her parents encourage her by taking risks and challenge herself, because they could …show more content…
In 1921, she accomplished her first solo flight all by herself. She continued to fly, but she also became a social worker in 1926. She was involved in her community to give back to people who had a hard life. Many say that the flight that made Amelia famous was when she rode as an observer on a transatlantic airplane flight from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 1928. This flight gave her the recognition of being the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (Earhart). Amelia Earhart was also involved in many organizations including the one that she helped find, Ninety-Nines. This was an organization of women pilots which provided many women with different opportunities involving airplanes. Her husband, George Palmer Putnam, helped organize her flight in 1928. He was a major part of her flying career. She took many opportunities to fly whenever she could until her major trip in 1932, which would soon be known as her …show more content…
Without facts from the wreckage it is hard to determine what actually happened. With research still going on today, hopefully her plane will be found. Amelia Earhart’s determination to break new flying records ended with a great mystery of her disappearance. Earhart’s mystery continues as researchers are still looking for evidence today. Works Cited
Coren, Courtney. "Researchers: We May Have Found Amelia Earhart's Plane." Newsmax. 30 May 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. .
Gillespie, Ric. Finding Amelia: The True Story of the Earhart Disappearance. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute, 2006. Print.
Julian, Ryall. "Plane Fragments Found In Pacific 'Suggest Earhart Died As Prisoner Of Japanese'." Daily Telegraph (London) (2015): 23. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
Pruitt, Sarah. "Researchers Identify Fragment of Amelia Earhart's Plane." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. .
Stevenson, Keira. “Amelia Earhart.” Amelia Earhart (2005): 1-2. History Reference Center. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
Swami, Viren, and Adrian Furnham. "Examining Conspiracist Beliefs About the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart." The Journal of General Psychology: 244-59.
Professor McCreary
ENGL 101
20 November 2015
Disappearance of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart is the first woman pilot to have much success on her journeys. Although she was successful, it was not until her famous disappearance that her name became known to almost everyone. Her great success in flying was led by her disappearance which caused many speculations among researchers everywhere. Amelia Earhart, was known as a risk taking, spunky, adventurous, soon to be the first lady flying in air, was born and raised in Aitchison, Kansas in 1897. She was always adventurous in her childhood whether it was riding horses or exploring the outdoors. This made her parents encourage her by taking risks and challenge herself, because they could …show more content…
In 1921, she accomplished her first solo flight all by herself. She continued to fly, but she also became a social worker in 1926. She was involved in her community to give back to people who had a hard life. Many say that the flight that made Amelia famous was when she rode as an observer on a transatlantic airplane flight from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 1928. This flight gave her the recognition of being the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (Earhart). Amelia Earhart was also involved in many organizations including the one that she helped find, Ninety-Nines. This was an organization of women pilots which provided many women with different opportunities involving airplanes. Her husband, George Palmer Putnam, helped organize her flight in 1928. He was a major part of her flying career. She took many opportunities to fly whenever she could until her major trip in 1932, which would soon be known as her …show more content…
Without facts from the wreckage it is hard to determine what actually happened. With research still going on today, hopefully her plane will be found. Amelia Earhart’s determination to break new flying records ended with a great mystery of her disappearance. Earhart’s mystery continues as researchers are still looking for evidence today. Works Cited
Coren, Courtney. "Researchers: We May Have Found Amelia Earhart's Plane." Newsmax. 30 May 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. .
Gillespie, Ric. Finding Amelia: The True Story of the Earhart Disappearance. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute, 2006. Print.
Julian, Ryall. "Plane Fragments Found In Pacific 'Suggest Earhart Died As Prisoner Of Japanese'." Daily Telegraph (London) (2015): 23. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
Pruitt, Sarah. "Researchers Identify Fragment of Amelia Earhart's Plane." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. .
Stevenson, Keira. “Amelia Earhart.” Amelia Earhart (2005): 1-2. History Reference Center. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
Swami, Viren, and Adrian Furnham. "Examining Conspiracist Beliefs About the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart." The Journal of General Psychology: 244-59.