Amelia Earhart

Wilbellis Castillo
Level 6M
 Childhood and adolescence

On July 24,1897 in Atchison

(Kansas), the great and beautiful
Amelia Mary Earhart Otis was
born.

Amelia was the daughter of the

lawyer Samuel ¨Edwin¨Stanton
Earhart and his wife Amelia Otis
who belonged to an important
family in the region.
 Childhood and adolescence

At the age of 10, her father took her

to the state fair to see the model
airplanes that were on display
there, but at that moment, Amelia
was not interested.
 Childhood and adolescence

Lived in different cities, first in

Iowa, then Minnesota and later in
Missouri.

Amelia studied zoology, biology and

chemistry at Columbia University
and completed her training at
Harvard University summer
courses.
01 Amelia the
aviator
Amelia the aviator

In 1914, beginning the first world

war, Amelia and her sister were
nursing volunteers, caring for
wounded soldiers and pilots.
 Amelia the aviator

In December 1920,
She went with her father to an air
show in L.A where she showed great
emotion.

This marked a before and after in

Amelia’s life .
 Amelia the aviator

She obtained her first aviation

classes from the instructor Neta
Snook, a pioneer of female aviation.
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Altitude record for First woman to fly
She founded the solo across the
women: 14,000 feet.
organization “The Atlantic.
ninety nine”.

1922 1928 1929 1931 1932 1934

First woman to fly She published her First woman to fly
as a passenger over book “twenty non-stop from
the Atlantic Ocean. hours, forty coast to coast of
minutes”. the United States.
01 A mysterious
disappearance and the
last flight
 The last flight

On May 21, 1937, the Amelia’s

greatest adventure began .

She visited, Puerto Rico,

Venezuela, Africa, The read
Sea, Pakistan, Burma,Bangkok,
Singapore, Bandung, Australia
and New Guinea.
 Theories about the accident

• They ran out of gas and the

Plane crashed without a trace.

• Captured by the Japanese and

died as slaves.

• Amelia finished the trip and

changed her identity to have
a normal life.
“Women should try to do things like men
have done. When they fail their attempts
they must be a challenge to others.”

“The most difficult thing is the decision to

act, the rest is merely tenacity. Fears are
paper tigers, you can do anything you
decide to do, you can act to change and
control your life, the process is your own
reward”
Thanks!
For your attention.