Amelia Earhart: The Greatest Woman Pilot In The World

Amelia Earhart is the greatest woman pilot in history, and one of the most influential women in the world. Earhart took flying and the whole field of aviation to a new level. As a woman, she accomplished many courageous things in her life, which still have a mark in society today. Earhart’s love for aviation first started when her father took her to watch an ace pilot when she was in her teens. The rest after that is history. Amelia Earhart showed many acts of bravery in her younger years, during her career, and in her final days. Amelia Earhart showed many acts of bravery even, in her younger years. In her late teens early twenties, Earhart fell in love with aviation and took on odd jobs to pay for flying lessons (Source C). During this time, her and her father would go on 10 minute flights in Atchison, Kansas, her hometown (Source C). Remember, aircrafts in the 1920’s were not as nearly as safe and reliable as aircrafts today. Once she started her lessons, Source C explains she chopped off her hair and donned a worn leather jacket to fit her

Her first major accomplishment was becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean (Source A,B,C). Accompanied by Wilmer Stultz and Louis E. Gordon, Earhart would be the third women to attempt this, because the previous women died during that year trying to be the first (Source A). This puts a lot of pressure on Earhart, knowing that this is a very dangerous flight, but that didn’t stop her. She then continued to set records such as: an altitude record (18,415), first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean (Honolulu to Oakland), and the first person to solo from Mexico City to Newark (Source A, C). This still didn’t satisfy her. For her 40th birthday, she wanted to be the first women to fly around the world (Source A, C). Being as brave as she was, she was willing to take on this extremely dangerous flight, which proves to be