In 1937, Amelia Earhart embarked on an aerial adventure around the world. For years she dreamed of this adventure. She even wrote to President Roosevelt asking for help making her dream a reality. This year’s National History Day theme, Leadership and Legacy in History, has led numerous students to think more about Earhart and her impact on society. She was an inspirational, powerful female figure and even once said to FDR, “Like previous flights, I am undertaking this one solely because I want to, and because I feel that women now and then have to do things to show what women can do.” Our latest post A Legacy Ended too Soon: The Mystery of Amelia Earhart includes more information about her voyage and disappearance, as well as Earharts letter to Roosevelt and a U.S. Navy Report of the Earhart Search: blogs.archives.gov/education/2015/01/27/amelia-earhart (Images: Amelia Earhart prior to Last Takeoff, ca. 1937, From the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, National Archives Identifier 6708612, available at research.archives.gov/description/6708612 Letter from Amelia Earhart to President Roosevelt Regarding her World Flight, 11/10/1936, From the Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, Presidents Personal File, National Archives Identifier 6705943, available at research.archives.gov/description/6705943)
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:11:37 +0000
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