The person I chose to do my paper on was Amelia Earhart. I wanted to research this person's life because I had studied a little bit about Amelia in my previous history classes and I always wondered about what happened to Amelia on her last flight. I thought Amelia was a very brave woman. She never backed down from breaking history and she did break history a few times. I think she was an independent woman who wanted to make a name for herself. After I did my research on her I found out that she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She also was note scared to attempt the flight around the world. Unfortunately she disappeared on this flight and no one ones what happened to her.
             Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She was born in her grandparents' home in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia's grandfather, Alfred Otis, was a much respected citizen of Atchison. Her mom, Amy Earhart, had a miscarriage in her first attempt at a child so she wanted to go back and give birth to Amelia at her parent's house so if she got another miscarriage her parents could help console her. Amelia's father, Edwin Earhart, who owned a law practice in Kansas City, decided to stay in Kansas City during the birth. I found this weird because why would the dad not go with the mom when they were about to have a child. He needed to run the business though so he stayed behind. Two and a half years later Amelia had a sister. Her name was Muriel. (Earhart 1)
             Both Amelia and her sister Muriel developed nicknames when they were young. Amelia was called "Mille" and her sister was called "Pidge." They were also lucky girls for the time period they grew up in. Amelia's grandparents were rich. Amelia was able to attend private schools and was able to live a nice life. Her grandfather never liked her dad because he thought Edwin didn't provide for the family. Edwin's practice did fail, but h...