Amelia Earhart

Aviation Syllables: a-vi-a-tion; 4

Definition: flying or operating an aircraft

Examples:• Flying a plane• Flying a helicopter

Non-Examples:• Driving a car• Riding a bike

Amelia was bornJuly 24, 1897

in Atchison, Kansas

In 1915, Amelia’s parents separated and moved Amelia and her sister to Chicago to live

with friends.

After graduation, Amelia saw wounded

soldiers returning from World War I, she volunteered as a

nurse's aide for the Red Cross.

Earhart came to know many of the wounded who were pilots. She developed a strong admiration for aviators, spending much of her free time watching the Royal

Flying Corps practicing at the airfield nearby

1919, Earhart enrolled in medical studies at

Columbia University. She quit a year later

At a Long Beach air show in 1920, Amelia Earhart took a plane ride that transformed her life.

Working at a variety of jobs, she earned enough

money to take flying lessons from pioneer female aviator Anita

"Neta" Snook

Summer of 1921, Earhart purchased a second-hand

Kinner Airster biplane painted bright yellow. She nicknamed it "The Canary”, and set out to

make a name for herself in aviation

On October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to

14,000 feet—the world altitude record

for female pilots.

On May 15, 1923, Amelia Earhart became the 16th

woman to be issued a pilot's license by the

world governing body for aeronautics, The

Federation Aeronautique

1924, with no immediate prospects of making a

living flying, Amelia Earhart sold her plane

In 1925 she again enrolled in Columbia

University, but was forced to abandon her studies due to limited finances

Earhart found employment first as a

teacher, then as a social worker

Earhart gradually got back into aviation in

1927, becoming a member of the

American Aeronautical Society's

Boston chapter

In April 1928, Amelia Earhart received a phone call from Captain Hilton

H. Railey, a pilot and publicity man, asking her, "Would you like to fly the Atlantic?" In a heartbeat

she said "yes."

On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart took off from

Trespassey Harbor, Newfoundland

February 7, 1931, Amelia married George Putnam

Sometime before their marriage, Earhart and

Putnam worked on secret plans for a solo flight

across the Atlantic Ocean.

By early 1932, Putnam & Earhart had made their preparations

May 20, 1932, she took off from Harbour Grace,

Newfoundland, with that day's copy of the local

newspaper to confirm the date of the flight.

Right after flight, weather conditions became bad. She found a pasture just outside the small village

of Culmore, in Londonderry, Northern

Ireland, and successfully landed

May 22, 1932, she made an appearance at the Hanworth Airfield in London, where she

received a warm welcome from local

residents.

August 1932, There was very little Amelia couldn’t

accomplish. She set the women’s nonstop cross country speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California, to Newark,

New Jersey.

January 1935, Amelia became the first person

to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean from

Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, California. Thousands of people

greeted Amelia after she landed in Oakland.

Writing Prompt…• Tell me about a time you have lost something

valuable. – What did you lose?– How did it make you feel?– What did you do to look for it?– Did you find it? If so, how did it make you feel? If not, how

did you feel?

• Tell me about a time you have been lost.– How did you end up lost?– How did it make you feel?– What did you do when you realized you were lost?– How were you found?– How did it make you feel?