This week, Hailee is bewitched by the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was more than just a pilot: she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic (though she wasn’t the pilot of that flight), pioneered woman’s aviation, worked as a nurse’s aid, writer, teacher, and social worker, was the first woman awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Congress among so much more. Her disappearance during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe has remained a mystery for almost a century.
Media Recommendations
Movies
- Amelia (2009)
- Expedition Amelia (2019)
Books
Non Fiction
Adult
- East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler
- Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O’Brien
Kids
- Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming
Fiction
Adult
- Great circle by Maggie Shipstead
- Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/what-happened-to-amelia-earhart