On the anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance,we remember the women who made female aviation possible. Eighty-one years ago nowadays, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. In a society where women’s capacities to physically and mentally cope with the rigors of aviation faced heavy scrutiny, and Earhart overcame barriers and established new standards to pave the way for women in the field. After first flying in an airplane in 1920,she worked odd jobs to purchase her own aircraft and received an international pilot’s license in 1923. Earhart set approximately breaking altitude and... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org