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Amelia was born in Atchinson, Kansas, she was named after her two grandmothers and had an unconventional upbringing!
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Amelia was going to go to Smith College but last minute changed her mind and went to Columbia University. She left after a year of school and went home to be with her parents. Her dad took her to an airfield where Amelia first sat on a plane and flew in the air!
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In order to pay for lessons, Amelia had many jobs, some of which include and photographer and a truck driver. Her first teacher was also a woman named Anita Snook!
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She set a world record of 14,000 feet above the ground!
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Took off from Canada and had complication because of the weather and was forced to land in Ireland. This 15 hour and 18-minute flight was the second solo flight across the Atlantic and the longest nonstop by a woman.
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Their last known position was near the Nukumanu Islands about 800 miles into the flight. A search and rescue began to try and find the plane and its two passengers Earhart and Noonan.
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The search for Earhart and her plane were unsuccessful and she was pronounced lost and deceased.
