Amelia Earhart

Adventure is worthwhile in itself

 Early Life
Amelia was a nurses aid
in Toronto, Canada during
WWI

Began watching pilots in

the Royal Flying Corps
train at a local airfield

Attended Colombia
University in New York as
a pre-med student

Took her first airplane ride

in December 1920

Amelia passed her flight

test in December 1921
 Famous Flights
First woman to fly solo above 14,000 ft.

First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

in 1932

First solo, nonstop flight across the United States

by a woman in 1932

In 1935, Amelia became the first person to fly

solo from Hawaii to the United States

The most effective way to do it, is to

do it.
Women must try to do things as men
have tried. When they fall their failure
must be but a challenge to others.
 Inspiration for Women
Amelia worked to promote opportunities for
women

Helped to form the Ninety-Nines

An international organization for the advancement
of female pilots

She became the first president of the organization

Still exists today and represents women flyers from
44 different countries

She inspired many women to follow their dreams

and become explorers of the air just like her
 Final Flight
On June 1, 1937 Amelia took off on her second
try to become the first pilot to fly around the
world

Miami South America Africa East India

Southeast Asia
Final Flight
 What Happened to Amelia
Earhart?
Earhart and her co pilot made it to their refueling
stop on Howland Island on July 2
This was the last time Amelia was seen
 What Happened To Amelia
Earhart?
The pair lost radio
contact with the U.S.
Coast Guard after the
refueling stop

President Franklin D.
Roosevelt ordered a
two-week search for
Earhart and her co
pilot

On July 19, 1937 they

were declared lost at
sea
 Theories of
Disappearance
There are several theories as to what
happened to Noonan and Earhart. People
believe