Amelia Earhart
(1897-1937)
- Born in Atchison
- First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
- Set many aviation records for speed
- Wrote several books and lectured on aviation
- Attempted to circle the globe at the equator
- Disappeared in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean, was never found
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