Earhart, Amelia

1. An aviator of the twentieth century. Earhart was the first woman to pilot an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean . She disappeared in a flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

Example Sentences

In 2014 we have suddenly lurched backward to 1937 and the world of Amelia Earhart.

From The Daily Beast

By 1937 Amelia Earhart was the most famous aviatrix in the world, a modern female icon.

From The Daily Beast

Amelia Earhart was captured by the Japanese and forced to broadcast their propaganda during WWII as Tokyo Rose.

From The Daily Beast

Until then, however, theories will continue to abound about what happened to Amelia Earhart.

From The Daily Beast

On Aug. 28, 1995, another intrepid team of explorers voyaged into the unknown and did find Amelia Earhart.

From The Daily Beast

Ruth Nichols held the long distance record for women until it was broken by Amelia Earhart.

From Project Gutenberg