Professional Documents
Culture Documents
By Leilani Etherton
Introductio n
The person that I chose for my project is Amelia Earhart because she inspired women to follow their heart and to not count on men to help them and to do all of the work. She also inspired them to never give up. Amelia was turned down many times just because she was a girl .
Background Information
Full Name: Amelia Mary Earhart Spouse: George P. Putnam Birth Place: Atchinson, Kansas Born: July 24, 1897 Sibling: Grace Muriel Earhart Parents: Father- Samuel Edwin Stanton Earhart Mother- Amelia Otis Earhart College: Columbia University
Important Accomplishments
When Amelia was little she and a group of girls got together and built a mini roller coaster in Amelias backyard. The first roller coaster was a failure but Amelia did not give up she kept on trying and eventually she made a miniature roller coaster.
More Accomplishments
Amelia was called One of the best women pilots in the United States by the Boston Globe. Amelia set a record altitude for women, it was 14,000 feet. Amelia set a world altitude record of 18,415 feet. Amelia was the 16th woman to be issued a pilots license.
Conclusion
I hope you have learned a lot about Amelia Earhart, the female aviator. This project has made me realize how hard life was for women and how lucky I am to be in this day and age.
Bibliography
www.new.school.eb.com http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/amelia_Ea rhart http://library.thinkquest.org/J002076/E arhart.html Book Lauber,Patricia. Lost Star. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1988