Amelia Earhart
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1897-1937
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Early Life
Amelia Earhart was born the day of July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She grew up with her sister Muriel. Amelia and Muriel had all sorts of adventures growing up. Amelia enjoyed collecting all sorts of insects and frogs. With the help of her sister and uncle she made a roller coaster in her backyard. Amelia and Muriel played baseball and football. Amelia's parent's were Edwin and Amy Otis
Earhart.
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Education/Jobs
Amelia enjoyed doing physics, chemistry, and did endless reading. When Amelia graduated in the year of 1916, she was known as "the girl in brown who walks alone." Amelia and her sister Muriel went to private schools when they were young. When Amelia was older she got a job as a mechanic for airplanes. Amelia then got a job as a pilot.
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Achievements
Amelia's strong will and conviction enabled her to overcome the challenging technical problems, gender bias and financial obstacles. Amelia began her flight around the world June 1937. She was the first person from the Red Sea to India. Amelia Earhart is mostly known for being the first women to fly. She is also a woman leader.
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Character Traits
Daring - In 1928, Amelia was invited to take part in a historic flight across the Atlantic.
Daredevil - Amelia was not satisfied, however. She wanted to make the same trip across the Atlantic, but this time she wanted to pilot the plane and make the flight by herself.
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Timeline for Amelia Earhart
1897- July 24, in Atchison, Kansas Amelia Earhart was born.
1920- On December 28, Amelia and her father visited an air show in California.
1928- Amelia was invited to take part in a historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1932- On May 20th, she took off from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland aboard a bright red single engine Lockheed vega airplane.
1937- Amelia and Fred Noonan her navigator took off from Miami, Florida.
1937- On July 2nd, they took off from New Guinea to fly to Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean, but they were never seen again.
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Fun Facts
1 Amelia went by the nicknames Meeley and Millie when she was young. Her younger sister Muriel was called Pidge.
2 When Amelia landed in Ireland after her solo Atlantic flight, the farmer asked her where she was from. When Amelia answered that she was from America, he didn't really believe her.
3 Howland Island is a mile and a half wide and one mile long. It is located in the Pacific Ocean 2,556 miles from New Guinea. A lighthouse was built to the memory of Amelia
Earhart on Howland Island.
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