New Breakthrough

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A new breakthrough then came up that had a link to Amelia Earhart vanishing into thin air. Recently, Prof. Richard Jantz, a professor at the University of Tennesee, made a discovery that could serve as evidence for a popular theory. There had been so many speculations as to why she disappeared, but there might be an answer after all for Amelia’s unsuccessful attempt to fly across the Pacific…

First “Flight”

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Earhart’s first experience of flying cam when her uncle made a mini roller coaster for her. On this ramp, Earhart made her first flight, slid and flew, ended up with a ripped dress and an injured lip. Though some would be horrified, she revealed that this gave her a “sensation of exhilaration.” She then exclaimed to her sister, “Pidge, it’s just like flying!”

Childhood Dream

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Amelia Earhart had indeed been one to be a little different from the crowd ever since she was just a child. She was such a seeker of thrill and adventure, hunting rats with a rifle and even climbing trees. It turns out, she even made a scrapbook, collecting newspaper clippings of successful women. After getting on a plane, she knew the sky was where she belonged. Working as a truck driver, Amelia earned money for her flying lessons and flew for the first time in 1921.

Unconventional Education

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So for a legend like Amelia Earhart, to hear about her strange education is a little shocking. As a teenager, Amelia Earhart had to live with her grandparents. She was homeschooled by her mom too. A fan of reading, Earhart spent lots of time in her family’s library. So in 1909, Earhart and her sister had the chance to join an actual school and was already 12 years old joining the 7th grade.

Record Breaker

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After flying for the first time, Earhart with her yellow Canary went 14,000 feet up in the sky. This was the world altitude record for a woman pilot back then. The aeronautic authorities soon gifted Earhart with her official pilot’s license in the year 1923. She was the 16th woman to receive this. She soon went on to become the first lady pilot to cross the U.S. nonstop, from coast to coast in a plane.

Tying The Knot With Her Publicist

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After her impressive feats, Amelia was not a well known public figure who had to have a publicist. Meeting George P. Putnam, Amelia never anticipated that her relationship would grow into a romantic one. She was not easy to win over, making Putnam propose to her 6 times until she finally said yes proving once again how she yearned to be an independent woman. “You must know again my reluctance to marry, my feeling that I shatter thereby chances in work,” she explained in a letter to him.