“Women were barred from many pursuits,” says Susan Butler, author of East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart ... first. Eventually, she gave up her dream of trans-Atlantic flight ...

While a great deal of mystery surrounds Amelia ... making her the first person to fly solo over the Pacific. Dubbed "Lady Lindy" (a nod to fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh), Earhart promoted ...

The disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart – so famous ... professor at Purdue University (1935). Earhart was also friends with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. On April 20, 1933 ...

The film also highlights Amelia Earhart's remarkable solo flight across the Pacific, where she became the first woman to achieve this feat. The newsreel captures the excitement of aviation ...

On May 21st, 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first female pilot to fly solo and non stop across the Atlantic Ocean. The 2000 mile trip from Canada to Ireland took her just under 15 hours.

Facing criticism and concern after crash landing during her first ... Photo of Amelia Earhart in 1935. Earhart played herself in a radio dramatization of her Honolulu to Oakland flight.