Education
a group of girls at The Ogontz School
Amelia was home schooled by her mother and a governess. While her and her sister were being home schooled they were living in their grandmothers house in Atchison. In 1909, when the family was finally reunited in Des Moines, the Earhart children were enrolled in public school for the first time with Amelia Earhart entering the seventh grade at the age of 12 years. Later she went on to attend the Ogontz School near Philadelphia; Pennsylvania.In 1919 Amelia prepared to enter Smith College but changed her mind and signed up for a course in medical studies among other programs at Columbia University.
1918-Spanish Flu Pandemic
Nurse Earhart
Amelia Earhart worked as a nurse in the military hospital treating victims of the Spanish flu pandemic and became a patient herself in early November 1918. Her sinus-related symptoms were to affect her for the rest of her life.
1928 transatlantic flight
Amelia Earhart and Mrs. Foster Welch.
According to Bryan 1979, p. 132" After Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, Amy Phipps Guest, (1873–1959), expressed interest in being the first woman to fly (or be flown) across the Atlantic Ocean. After deciding the trip was too perilous for her to undertake, she offered to sponsor the project, suggesting they find "another girl with the right image." While at work one afternoon in April 1928, Earhart got a phone call from Capt. Hilton H. Railey, who asked her, "Would you like to fly the Atlantic?" in an interview with George P. Putnam." Amelia was asked to accompany pilot Wilmer Stultzand co-pilot Louis Gordon on the flight as flight log keeper. The trio departed Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland in a Fokker F.VIIb/3m on June 17, 1928. They landed at Burry Port, Wales, United Kingdom, exactly 20 hours and 40 minutes later.
Flying Enthusiast to Celebrity
Amelia Earhart and President Hoover
31 year old Amelia Earhart quickly became a celebrity because of her flying achievements and she used her celebrity status to promote the sales of luggage, lucky strike cigarettes, women’s clothing and sportswear. Amelia used her celebrity endorsements to fund her flying and to promote the acceptance of aviation and women’s achievements. Amelia also promoted commercial air travel by being one of the first aviators to promote the development of a passenger airline.
