What did Amelia Earhart do to become famous?

In the months after Lindbergh-mania hit America, publisher George Putnam, who eventually became Earhart's husband, went looking for a woman to accompany two male pilots, Wilmer Stultz and Louis "Slim" Gordon, on a transatlantic flight. read more

Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean and for disappearing when flying over the Pacific Ocean. She became the first female solo pilot to cross the Atlantic in 1932 on May 20 and 21, taking 14 hours and 56 minutes to fly from Newfoundland to London. read more