When Amelia Earhart was 10 years old she saw her first air plane at the state fair. Planes were nothing fancy to Amelia at the time. She explained the plane she saw at the fair as "a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting."

Amelia then carried on and graduated high school in 1915. After high school Amelia went to a finishing school in Philadelphia but left in the middle of her 2nd year to become a nurse in Canada during World War II. 

During this time Amelia attended her first stunt-flying exhibition. 10 years after she had seen her first plane Amelia became fascinated with planes when she watched them fly at a stunt-flying exhibition.

On December 28, 1920 Amelia was taken for a life changing plane ride by Frank Hawks. After the plane ride ended Amelia said "By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly."  Amelia then proceeded to take her first flying lesson on January 3, 1921. 

Amelia then saved her money. It was 6 months from her first flying lesson when she bought her first plane. Amelia's first plane was a second-hand Kinner Airster, had 2 seats, and was painted a bright yellow. Amelia named her plane "The Canary." Amelia used "The Canary" to set a women's world record by flying up to the altitude of 14,000 feet. 

On an April afternoon in 1928 Amelia Earhart got a call from a man about her flying. The man said "How would you like to be the first women to fly the Atlantic?"  Amelia immediately replied "Yes!"  Amelia was chosen to fly the Atlantic because she had placed 3rd in the Cleveland Women's Air Derby, and her life was centered around flying.   

Before Amelia Earhart's trip across the Atlantic  she met a man named George Putnam. George and Amelia were married on February 7th, 1931. George and Amelia worked together on planes to help her on her journey. Her journey would be one not to forget since 3 other women had already died  trying to make it across the Atlantic by plane.

On May 20th, 1932, Amelia set off on her journey across the Atlantic. She took flight from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland Canada and planned to land in Paris. However, there were strong Northern winds and icy conditions that day. Amelia also encountered a mechanical problem that forced her to land in a cow pasture in Londonderry, Ireland.  

Although she did not land where she planned, she made it across the Atlantic ocean. She was then presented a gold medal from the National Geographic Society by President Herbert Hoover for her courage and ability. She was the first women to cross the Atlantic.