The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
– Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and she set many other records during her flying career.
Earhart was born in 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She became interested in flying at an early age, and she took her first flying lesson in 1920. In 1922, she became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
In 1928, Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger on a flight from Newfoundland to Wales. She later became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, completing the journey in 1932.
Earhart was a skilled pilot and a talented writer, and she wrote several books about her flying experiences. She was also an advocate for women’s rights, and she used her fame as a pilot to promote the cause of women in aviation.
In 1937, Earhart disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. Despite extensive searches, no trace of her or her plane was ever found, and her disappearance remains one of the great mysteries of the 20th century. Despite her untimely death, Earhart’s legacy as a pioneering aviator and a trailblazing woman lives on.
