What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?
by Madalein Willey, age 11
by Madalein Willey, age 11
Amelia Earhart was an aviator who accomplished many things and went against traditional gender stereotypes. Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean. Before she disappeared, she was best known for her cross-ocean trip.
One of Earhart’s first jobs was as a red cross nurses aid. That was when she discovered flying. Amelia Earhart was determined to get her pilots license. When she did, just two days later she flew in her first flying exhibition.
Her adventures didn't stop there. She became the first woman to fly above 14,000 feet in 1922. In 1932 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo. But these records weren't enough, she was determined to fly around the world.
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