From her first flying record set in 1922 to her mysterious disappearance in 1937, Amelia Earhart earned fame and celebrity in a male-dominated world of aviation during the golden age of flying.
One of the most famous aviators of all time, Amelia Earhart took the golden age of flying by storm! Taking her first flight lesson in 1920, Earhart would go on to set the world altitude record, be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone, and many more feats. Who knows what she could have accomplished if not for her mysterious disappearance while attempting to fly around the entire world in 1937.