Amelia Earhart

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"Women must try to do things as men...their failure

must be but a challenge to others"

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A heroine who epitomised the ideals of American feminism. At the age of 34 she was a pioneer, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, setting many solo records and receiving many accolades.

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On July 2, 1937, her daring round-the-world-flight was cut short when her Lockheed Electra disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. No trace of Earhart was ever found, a living legend had vanished into thin air doing the thing she loved most - flying.

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Amelia Earhart's final words - "Fuel is running low. Been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1,000 feet"

Photo: Underwood and Underwood/ US Library of Congress

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