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Amelia Earhart

Also known as Lady Lindy, Amelia Earhart Putnam, The Babe of the Sky, Mrs. George Putnam

American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)

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Amelia Earhart was an American aviator and writer who set multiple world records for flight and became one of the most famous pilots of the early aviation era. Her disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1939 during an attempted around-the-world flight remains one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries and continues to capture public imagination.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mary
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Atchison
Place of death: Howland Island
Spouse: George P. Putnam
Employer: Purdue University
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Participant in: 1929 Women's National Air Derby
Movement: first-wave feminism
Official website: www.ameliaearhart.com
Image: Amelia Earhart 1935.jpg

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member of: Ninety-Nines
Commons category: Amelia Earhart
date of birth: 1897-07-24
date of disappearance: 1937-07-02
Commons gallery: Amelia Earhart
topic's main category: Category:Amelia Earhart
name in native language: Amelia Mary Earhart
date of death: 1939-01-05
Commons Creator page: Amelia Earhart

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Encyclopedic overview

Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/ AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviator and aviation pioneer who became one of the most celebrated figures of early flight.

In 1928, she was the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane. In 1932, she became the first woman to make a nonstop solo transatlantic flight, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for her achievement. She was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and helped found the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

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