Published: June 7, 2023
Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart set off from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada on May 20, 1932. She arrived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 15 hours later on May 21, and became the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo.
Resources
- Amelia to Zora, by Cynthia Chin-Lee. The book tells the story of twenty-six amazing women; from Amelia Earhart, pilot and adventurer, to Zora Neal Hurston, writer and anthropologist.
- What Sally Ride and Amelia Earhart Taught Us - Lisa Ann Williamson, SPLC Learning for Justice
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