Amelia Earhart: Role In Woman Status
Amelia Earhart: Role in Woman Status Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, and died on January 5, 1939. Earhart is an international hero and between 1930 and 1935 she set seven women distance aviation and speed records. Earhart wanted to be the first women to fly around the world. Many things that she has done were considered unladylike at that time period. She was talked bad about and unsupported; yet that didn 't change her determination to accomplish and reach her dreams. The courage and difference of her later enlightened many young ladies to pursue their dreams. Through the research I’ve made a conclusion that the reasons for Amelia Earhart to be different from other women and act as a role model for many women
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later is due to her dissimilar experience she has growing up.
During the early 20th century, women generally had fewer legal rights and career opportunities. (WIC) Traditional women often was expected to be in charge of maintaining the house clean, the food ready, the clothes washed, the children safe, the home welcoming. (4.1 Timeline…)Rarely was any woman taking on the responsibility of raising the family by working. A woman generally was like an object of her man, powerless and incapable. (Women History) Men were mostly disrespectful and controlled and limited the freedom of its women. Hardly was a woman able to standup and decide her own life. Each and every activity was categorized as whether it’s suitable for a man or a woman. By chance if a woman or man does an activity that was categorized to be for the other gender they were talked bad about. (WIC) Due to the huge contrast Amelia Earhart and typical women had, the interest she had in “unladylike” activity like flying seemed very strange. However, she didn’t care about being different and strange, instead she decides to continue and ignore the comments others make on her. (The Official Website…) The bravery of her certainly should be respected and appreciated; yet no one at that time period realized.
As a child Amelia Earhart lived with her wealthy grandparents till 12 and attended private school. (Szaley) She and her sister often explored their neighborhood, climbed trees, rode sleds and hunted for rats. They had a plentiful childhood with a lot of freedom to explore their interest and be themselves. They had a lot of friends and were always spending the majority of their time with other kids mostly older than them. (Biography-Lifetime)This practiced Amelia’s ability to overcome challenges and make her own decisions without doubt. The situation in her directed family was much different; her dad was an alcoholic that was unable to benefit the family by being responsible. (The Official Website…) The whole family relied on her mom and most of their money was taken by her dad to buy drinks. The economic condition was very harsh; they barely had enough money to supply their everyday needs. This resulted Amelia to be constantly changing schools. By having to fit in new environment frequently, Amelia develop a unique ability to quickly adapt to new things and take on responsibilities. Due to her family, she was a very independent and strong girl. She was always considered a great friend for guys and was always a girl that was a tomboy. (Biography-Lifetime)
During one Christmas, she visited her sister in Canada and saw wounded soldiers that just came back from WW1. With this chance she volunteered to be a nurse on the Red Cross. During her volunteering session she treated a lot of wounded pilots that got her to admire pilots. (Szaley) Coincidently,in 1920 she got a chance to view the Long Beach Air Show in 1920 and experienced 20 minutes of a plane ride. When she landed, she knew clearly she had to learn how to fly a plane and be a pilot. With this goal in mind, she started working for differ positions to earn enough money to get lessons from pioneer female aviator Anita Shock. Shortly in 1921 she purchased her first plane in 1921. (Amelia as an aviator)
With her new plane, Amelia broke her first world record of flying her plane to 14,000 feet. Meanwhile, on May 15th, 1923 Amelia became the 16th women to be a certified pilot that was capable to do the same as male pilots. (Szalay). The affection Amelia had for planes increased each and everyday and she spend her majority time flying her plane and exploring her plane. On April 1928, Amelia received a call that invited her to be a passenger on a flight across the Atlantic. .(Spectrum Biographies) With this trip, she became the first women to fly across the Atlantic. Yet, this experience didn’t satisfy Amelia, soon after on May 20th, 1932 she took off on her solo flight across the Atlantic and landed in London on May 22th. Later she also flew from Honolulu to Oakland, California, which got her the award of being the first women to fly across the Pacific. (LaGillespiest)
Before WWII (1939-1945) the traditional women role is to stay home cooking, cleaning and taking care of children.
There were not a lot of women like Amelia Earhart who can follow their dreams. Earhart viewed this stereotype as discriminating and unfair. (LaGillespiest) Amelia encouraged women to fly since she believed “The more women fly, the more who become pilots, the quicker we will be recognizes as an important factor in aviation.”(Earhart) She wanted to prove to this world that women are capable to do the same as men, and shouldn’t be ignored. She wanted to inspire other women to support her so women as a gender wouldn 't be discriminated and look down at. Amelia Earhart truly became a role model and contributed a lot in WWII where the women started to work. With her word of “"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace with yourself." (Earhart)She opened the road by demonstrating the potential a woman can have, and how women should not be degraded.
Amelia Earhart was always a girl that was unpredictable. The action and words of her was always viewed to be dissimilar. When she faces challenges she always reminds herself to “never run away” as her father once told her that these words will be important to her when he passes away. (Biography-Lifetime) Cleverly Amelia Earhart enhanced this value to derive her own values: “When there are difficulties in your life to have no time to be afraid”(Earhart). She was a girl and a woman that enjoyed taking challenges …show more content…
and overcoming them. She was a courageous girl that was never scared of anything that she encounters.
With the successful precedent of Amelia Earhart people slowly start to let go and consider the possibility of hiring a woman to work. People started to let their daughters to try new things and learn new skills. Factory owners and workplaces started to give more opportunities to women. Evidently, Women was successful in proving that they are qualified equally as men to be a efficient and proficient employee that is valuable. (LaGillespiest )Ultimately Amelia changed people’s opinion on women by decreasing sexism in the society and was an essential person that proved that men and women deserved to be treated equally.
In conclusion, Amelia Earhart was a significant woman in history due to several reasons.
Mainly because of the freedom her grandparents gave that built the foundation for her courage to pursue her dreams and do what she wants She was determined and had a boyish personality that made her strong and fearless. The big difference in her living conditions developed her ability to adapt to new conditions and be appreciated by different people. She encountered many different situations that distinguished her from others. The words and values she lived by supported her and generated Amelia Earhart to be an outstanding women in the early 20th century and became an important role model for women in later generations.
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Work Cited
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"4.1 Timeline of Women 's Suffrage." Timeline of Women 's Suffrage. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2014. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newcentury/4987
Amelia Earhart Certificate. 1898. USA.
"Amelia Earhart as an Aviator." Amelia Earhart as an Aviator. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
"Amelia Earhart Flies Atlantic, First Woman To Do It; Tells Her Own Story of Perilous 21-Hour Trip to Wales; Radio Quit and They Flew Blind Over Invisible Ocean." NY times. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
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Women History. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 14 May 2014. .
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"SPECTRUM Biographies - Amelia Earhart." SPECTRUM Biographies - Amelia Earhart. Web. 17 May 2014. .
Szalay, Jessie. "Amelia Earhart: Biography & Facts About Disappearance." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 06 May 2013. Web. 02 Feb. 2014.
"The Official Website of Amelia Earhart." The Official Website of Amelia Earhart. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
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"Women in American Politics in the Twentieth Century." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2014. .
later is due to her dissimilar experience she has growing up.
During the early 20th century, women generally had fewer legal rights and career opportunities. (WIC) Traditional women often was expected to be in charge of maintaining the house clean, the food ready, the clothes washed, the children safe, the home welcoming. (4.1 Timeline…)Rarely was any woman taking on the responsibility of raising the family by working. A woman generally was like an object of her man, powerless and incapable. (Women History) Men were mostly disrespectful and controlled and limited the freedom of its women. Hardly was a woman able to standup and decide her own life. Each and every activity was categorized as whether it’s suitable for a man or a woman. By chance if a woman or man does an activity that was categorized to be for the other gender they were talked bad about. (WIC) Due to the huge contrast Amelia Earhart and typical women had, the interest she had in “unladylike” activity like flying seemed very strange. However, she didn’t care about being different and strange, instead she decides to continue and ignore the comments others make on her. (The Official Website…) The bravery of her certainly should be respected and appreciated; yet no one at that time period realized.
As a child Amelia Earhart lived with her wealthy grandparents till 12 and attended private school. (Szaley) She and her sister often explored their neighborhood, climbed trees, rode sleds and hunted for rats. They had a plentiful childhood with a lot of freedom to explore their interest and be themselves. They had a lot of friends and were always spending the majority of their time with other kids mostly older than them. (Biography-Lifetime)This practiced Amelia’s ability to overcome challenges and make her own decisions without doubt. The situation in her directed family was much different; her dad was an alcoholic that was unable to benefit the family by being responsible. (The Official Website…) The whole family relied on her mom and most of their money was taken by her dad to buy drinks. The economic condition was very harsh; they barely had enough money to supply their everyday needs. This resulted Amelia to be constantly changing schools. By having to fit in new environment frequently, Amelia develop a unique ability to quickly adapt to new things and take on responsibilities. Due to her family, she was a very independent and strong girl. She was always considered a great friend for guys and was always a girl that was a tomboy. (Biography-Lifetime)
During one Christmas, she visited her sister in Canada and saw wounded soldiers that just came back from WW1. With this chance she volunteered to be a nurse on the Red Cross. During her volunteering session she treated a lot of wounded pilots that got her to admire pilots. (Szaley) Coincidently,in 1920 she got a chance to view the Long Beach Air Show in 1920 and experienced 20 minutes of a plane ride. When she landed, she knew clearly she had to learn how to fly a plane and be a pilot. With this goal in mind, she started working for differ positions to earn enough money to get lessons from pioneer female aviator Anita Shock. Shortly in 1921 she purchased her first plane in 1921. (Amelia as an aviator)
With her new plane, Amelia broke her first world record of flying her plane to 14,000 feet. Meanwhile, on May 15th, 1923 Amelia became the 16th women to be a certified pilot that was capable to do the same as male pilots. (Szalay). The affection Amelia had for planes increased each and everyday and she spend her majority time flying her plane and exploring her plane. On April 1928, Amelia received a call that invited her to be a passenger on a flight across the Atlantic. .(Spectrum Biographies) With this trip, she became the first women to fly across the Atlantic. Yet, this experience didn’t satisfy Amelia, soon after on May 20th, 1932 she took off on her solo flight across the Atlantic and landed in London on May 22th. Later she also flew from Honolulu to Oakland, California, which got her the award of being the first women to fly across the Pacific. (LaGillespiest)
Before WWII (1939-1945) the traditional women role is to stay home cooking, cleaning and taking care of children.
There were not a lot of women like Amelia Earhart who can follow their dreams. Earhart viewed this stereotype as discriminating and unfair. (LaGillespiest) Amelia encouraged women to fly since she believed “The more women fly, the more who become pilots, the quicker we will be recognizes as an important factor in aviation.”(Earhart) She wanted to prove to this world that women are capable to do the same as men, and shouldn’t be ignored. She wanted to inspire other women to support her so women as a gender wouldn 't be discriminated and look down at. Amelia Earhart truly became a role model and contributed a lot in WWII where the women started to work. With her word of “"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace with yourself." (Earhart)She opened the road by demonstrating the potential a woman can have, and how women should not be degraded.
Amelia Earhart was always a girl that was unpredictable. The action and words of her was always viewed to be dissimilar. When she faces challenges she always reminds herself to “never run away” as her father once told her that these words will be important to her when he passes away. (Biography-Lifetime) Cleverly Amelia Earhart enhanced this value to derive her own values: “When there are difficulties in your life to have no time to be afraid”(Earhart). She was a girl and a woman that enjoyed taking challenges …show more content…
and overcoming them. She was a courageous girl that was never scared of anything that she encounters.
With the successful precedent of Amelia Earhart people slowly start to let go and consider the possibility of hiring a woman to work. People started to let their daughters to try new things and learn new skills. Factory owners and workplaces started to give more opportunities to women. Evidently, Women was successful in proving that they are qualified equally as men to be a efficient and proficient employee that is valuable. (LaGillespiest )Ultimately Amelia changed people’s opinion on women by decreasing sexism in the society and was an essential person that proved that men and women deserved to be treated equally.
In conclusion, Amelia Earhart was a significant woman in history due to several reasons.
Mainly because of the freedom her grandparents gave that built the foundation for her courage to pursue her dreams and do what she wants She was determined and had a boyish personality that made her strong and fearless. The big difference in her living conditions developed her ability to adapt to new conditions and be appreciated by different people. She encountered many different situations that distinguished her from others. The words and values she lived by supported her and generated Amelia Earhart to be an outstanding women in the early 20th century and became an important role model for women in later generations.
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Work Cited
"10 Key Events in Women 's History: The 20th Century." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Mar. 2011. Web. 15 May 2014. .
"4.1 Timeline of Women 's Suffrage." Timeline of Women 's Suffrage. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2014. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newcentury/4987
Amelia Earhart Certificate. 1898. USA.
"Amelia Earhart as an Aviator." Amelia Earhart as an Aviator. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
"Amelia Earhart Flies Atlantic, First Woman To Do It; Tells Her Own Story of Perilous 21-Hour Trip to Wales; Radio Quit and They Flew Blind Over Invisible Ocean." NY times. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
"BIOGRAPHY: Amelia Earhart." Lifetime. Web. 16 May 2014. . "First Woman to Fly the Pacific from Hawaii." ONLINE MAGAZINE FOR AMELIA EARHART,AMELIA EARHART RECORD-BREAKING FLIGHT BETWEEN HAWAII TO CALIFORNIA 1935. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2014. .
Women History. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 14 May 2014. .
LaGillespiest, R. E.. N.p.. Web. 17 May 2014. .
"Lockheed Vega 5B, Amelia Earhart." Smithsonian 's National Air and Space Museum Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
"SPECTRUM Biographies - Amelia Earhart." SPECTRUM Biographies - Amelia Earhart. Web. 17 May 2014. .
Szalay, Jessie. "Amelia Earhart: Biography & Facts About Disappearance." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 06 May 2013. Web. 02 Feb. 2014.
"The Official Website of Amelia Earhart." The Official Website of Amelia Earhart. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
"WIC - Women 's History in America." WIC - Women 's History in America. Web. 16 May 2014. .
"Women in American Politics in the Twentieth Century." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2014. .