阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特——传奇女飞行员 Amelia Earhart_ A Record Setting Pilot

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In 1937, Amelia Earhart was one of the most famous women on the planet.

For the last decade, she had been upending stereotypes, smashing records, and establishing herself as an international role model.

As she set off for her greatest adventure, around the world excursion, the whole world was watching.

Then, suddenly, she was gone, just disappeared.

In this week's Biographics, we delve into the marvellous and mysterious life and death of Amelia Earhart.

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas.

She was the older of two daughters to Edwin and Amy, with sister Muriel being two years younger.

Edwin Stanton Earhart was a talented lawyer who worked for the railways, but his career was blighted by an addiction to alcohol.

Amelia was named after her maternal grandmother Millie Otis.

Millie and Amelia's grandfather, Alfred, actually took the girl in and she lived with them during the school year in Atchison from the ages of 3 to 11.

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