Amelia Earhart preferred not to live in a gilded cage. Her marriage to a Putnam Publishing heir afforded her a glitzy lifestyle, but her love of flying stretched her ability to conform to the accepted roles designated for women in the early nineteenth century.
I didn't know the specific circumstances about her ill-fated round the world flight in 1937. Apparently, a bad decision about stripping her plane of necessary equipment to lighten the load, the ineptness of a communications officer on a ship monitoring her flight, and perhaps mislaid trust in her navigator contributed to the disaster.
Interesting that the name of the first woman to achieve a solo flight around the world is not commonly known. Geraldine "Jerry" Mock, in 1964, flying "Spirit of Columbus," earned the distinction of being the first woman to fly solo around the globe.
Amelia Earhart paved the way for women to become recognized in the aviation field and inspired countless young female aviators to seek the endless bounds of earth.
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