Explorers & Contenders: Amelia Earhart

Published: April 7, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'Amelia Earhart (1897-?) broke countless records, blazing a path for women in flight before famously disappearing without a trace. Among other accomplishments, she was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane, the first woman to make that same trip solo, and the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, California.'