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fearless pioneer and a record-breaking pilot, Amelia Earhart engaged the nation
and the world when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Today people remember her most for her disappearance on the last leg of her
round-the-world flight in 1937. But more than a record breaker or a ghost lost
over the Pacific, Earhart was ambitious, driven, and strong at a time when all
three of these traits were considered unfeminine. Earhart’s words and her
example encouraged women to step beyond the narrow confines of their
traditional roles. The Quotable Amelia Earhart brings together
statements from a variety of sources and covers a wide range of topics,
including Earhart’s flights and her opinions on politics, work, religion, and
gender equality. This definitive resource provides a concise, documented
collection of Earhart’s quotations so that her words, as well as her
achievements, may inspire a new generation. Michele Albion’s first job was as a tour guide at a fort
built in 1754. She was a curator of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates and
worked at a number of other museums, including the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum. She is the author of The Quotable Eleanor Roosevelt, The
Quotable Henry Ford, The Quotable Edison, and The Florida Life of Thomas
Edison. She lives in New Hampshire. Free and open to all.
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