Short Essay On Amelia Earhart

NUMBER 10: BOUDICCA [Boo-de-ca]

In 60AD the lands of Ancient British Queen Boudicca were conquered by the Romans. When

she opposed their authority, the Romans had her publicly whipped and her daughters raped

in front of her.

Boudica responded by raising a giant rebel army of over 200,000 warriors. She waged a

brutal revenge campaign against the Romans, defeating the Roman ninth Legion and plundering

Rome’s three largest British cities.

It took an entire three Roman legions to finally put a stop to her quest for vengeance.

NUMBER 9: NELLIE BLY

In 1887 investigative journalist Nellie Bly was locked in an asylum for 10 days, after

she courageously feigned insanity to expose the abusive treatment of patients at an infamous

New York

The flight from America to North Ireland, which lasted almost 15 hours, was plagued

by strong winds, icy conditions, and mechanical problems.

Earhart was a prominent advocate of both feminism and the advancement of the aviation industry.

She served as the first president of The Ninety-Nines, an organization of female pilots.

During an attempt in 1937 to fly around the world, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan

tragically disappeared while flying over the South Pacific Ocean. It is unknown what exactly

went wrong and Earhart’s body was never found.

NUMBER 5: ANNIE SMITH PECK

In an era before oxygen tanks, 19th century mountain climbing was incredibly dangerous.

This didn’t put Annie Smith Peck off, though. Peck scaled all the major mountains of Europe

and then became the first person to scale Peru’s highest peak, Mt. Huascarán.

Peck was also a strong advocator of women’s rights, risking arrest for wearing trousers

at a time when women were expected to wear long skirts. She even hung a ‘Votes for

Women’ banner on the summit of several mountains she