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Amelia Earhart

(1897-1937)

  • Born in Atchison, Kansas
  • Interested in math and science as a child
  • First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Set many aviation records for speed
  • Attempted to circle the globe at the equator
  • Disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 and was never found

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