Born 1897,
Atchison, Kansas
Disappeared June 1937,
Over the Pacific Ocean

Admired for her achievements in aviation and for her adventurous nature, Amelia Earhart became a well-known personality during the 1920s and 1930s. She loved daredevil stunts, such as jumping off a metal tower with a parachute and piloting a one-person submarine. Her brief career was filled with record-setting flights, drama, and excitement.

Earhart was drawn to challenges, and perhaps this is what made her a good pilot. She also enjoyed the “beauty” of flying. Writing about a flight she took from Hawaii, she said, “After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flights to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal...