Amelia+Earhart

=__AMELIA EARHART__ = ** Amelia E arhart ** Amelia Earhart was an amazing woman and is a world wide icon. She was brave enough to take on challenges that most people would never dream of. === Amelia was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. From the moment she was born, she was a dare devil. When she was in seventh grade, she and her family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. When she was 19,in the year of 1916, she went to Ogontz School near Philadelphia. But two years later she left. Instead, she took a course at the Red Cross in First Aid and used it to sign up to be a nurse's aid at Spadina Military Hospital on Toronto, Canada. There, she tended to wounded soldiers during World War I. At her private college preparatory school, Amelia was always reading. But for some reason, she always got in trouble for being independent, most likely because at that time women were supposed to jut look pretty and Amelia wasn't exactly doing that. At her school (already mentioned), Amelia's mother and sister (Mureil) often visit, but her father didn't come often. In fact, Amelia rarely saw him at all. === 
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-unfortunately, the relationship between Amelia's mother and father didn't last-partly because of her father's problem with alcoholism. They divorced in the year 1924. ======

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- because of her family's issues, Amelia and her sister, Muriel, were with their strict grandparents for most of their childhood. -Also, Amelia's grandparents didn't like how boyish Amelia was. They tried to restrain her. But, as you can see form the picture, it didn't work. -Amelia was named after her grandmother. -Her grandfather, 'Alfred Otis, was a retired U.S. District Court Judge, president of the Atchison Saving Bank, and chief warden of Trinity Episcopal Church.' ======  Amelia Earhart's accompishments timeline:

__EVENTS THAT ARE SPECIAL AND/OR IMPORTANT:__ 1908: Saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair 1919: Enrolled as a premedical student at Columbia University in New York 1922: Bought her first airplane 1926: Became a social worker at Denison Houstin Boston 1929: Helped organize The Ninety-Nines, Inc. February 7, 1931: Married George Putnam September 1, 1935: Joined the faculty of Purdue University as a female career consultant 1937: Attempted flight around the world And died.  FUN FACTS:
 * Amelia was very interested and amazed by mechanical things. They interested her so much that she designed a trap that could catch chickens!
 * Because her father worked on the railroad, Amelia got to explore a lot of the world and got to see new places and new people.
 * She liked to do most sports, and she noticed that some sports that she did were not expected of her or other girls, only boys.
 * Amelia always had good sportsmanship whether or not she won or lost.
 * She didn't like getting stuck in one place... she liked adventures, which is partly why she liked to fly and take risks so much.
 * George P. Putnam, the man she married, was a publisher. He had published several books on Charles Lindburgh and thought that Amelia could be a best-seller.
 * As you can see, Amelia is Amelia Earhart. She kept her maiden name after she married George in 1931.
 * Amelia and George had a successful relationship. He helped her with her career in flying by organizing her public appearances, flights, as well as arranging for her to endorse a line of flight luggage and sports clothes.
 * Not only that, but George also published two of her books: 'The Fun of It' and 'The Last Flight'.

DURING (ABOUT) THE HOUR OR TWO WHEN AMELIA WAS TRYING TO FIND THE HOWLAND ISLAND WHERE SHE COULD LAND, SHE WAS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CHIEF RADIOMAN THERE. SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND WAS DESPERATE FOR ANY SIGN OF ITASCA. AMELIA EARHART'S LAST MESSAGE: 'WE ARE RUNNING ON LINES NORTH AND SOUTH.' ACCORDING TO THE ITASCA'S CHIEF (RADIOMAN): 'SHE SOUNDED AS IF SHE HAD BROKEN OUT INTO A SCREAM....SHE WAS JUST ABOUT READY TO BREAK INTO TEARS AND GO INTO HYSTERICALS.'

This poem is something that Amelia wrote herself. It is an inspiring poem about adventure, life and courage to follow our dreams. At least, that's how I see it.
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Courage Courage is the price which life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release From little things; Knows not the livid loneliness of fear Nor mountain heights, where bitter joy you can hear The sound of wings. How can life grant us boon of living, compensate, For dull gray ugliness and pregnant hate Unless we dare The soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice we pay With courage to behold resistless day And count it fair. ||

media type="youtube" key="Ll_3lxO1vUQ" height="307" width="384"media type="youtube" key="svc0TFJQbG8" height="305" width="383"  LEFT: Amelia Earhart with plane RIGHT: Amelia Earhart- rare interview!!!