• First women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean (as a passenger)
• Won 3^rd place in the first Women’s Air Derby
• Set many women’s flying speed records
• First women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
• First women to fly solo non-stop across the United States
• Elected president of a women’s flying club called the Ninety Nines
• First person to fly solo across the Pacific between Hawaii and California
• First person to fly solo non-stop from Mexico City to Newark
• Began around the world flight in Oakland, California in March 1937
  • Airplane was damaged and needed repair
• Second attempt at around the world flight began in Miami, Florida in June 1937
  • Made 26 stops during the flight
  • Disappeared July 2, 1937 near Howland Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Amelia Earhart with her co-pilot Fred Noonan.