Amelia Earhart

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Born 1897 — Died 1937. Place:

Born Kansas, United States. Claim to fame:

Amelia was the first woman to try to circumnavigate the globe around the Equator. Also known as:

Lady Lindy; The Brave Lady; Amelia Mary Earhart Putnam. Nothing to do with:

The Lindy Hop (a style of swing dance); Braveheart; Amelia Bedelia. Was good at:

Flying planes across the Atlantic; Flying planes to Hawaii; Being brave. Was not good at:

Flying to the tiny Pacific island of Howland. Likely to say:

"I am NOT a flight attendant!" Unlikely to say:

"Give me airplane food, please." Favorite ice cream:

"Plane" vanilla. (Or possibly Lemon "soar"-bet.)