From a curious Midwestern girl to a legendary aviator, Amelia Earhart's life was a daring pursuit of freedom, flight, and self-definition.

So Helen wrote to Amy Otis Earhart 54 years ago today, on what would have been Amelia’s 46th birthday — July 24, 1943. It had been six years since Amelia vanished over the Pacific, where the ...

Amelia Earhart had already established herself as an American icon when she vanished over the Pacific Ocean 87 years ago attempting to circumnavigate the globe at the height of her fame.

HONOLULU — Elgen Long believes Amelia Earhart remains in her plane on the Pacific Ocean floor after running out of fuel. Ric Gillespie thinks she landed on an island and died a castaway.

The endeavor was to be paid for by the steel heiress Amy Phipps Guest. Earhart would only be a passenger on the flight, and she wouldn’t even get paid. But her presence was crucial. The year ...

Screw Hilary Swank, Amy Adams should play beautiful pilots in ... which features Adams as Amelia Earhart. We've talked about this movie before, but we don't exactly know the full story and how ...

BRIGGS: Amy Kleppner’s modesty is typical of the no-nonsense Earhart women. AMY KLEPPNER: I don’t think either my grandmother or my mother, you would not describe them as amazing. BRIGGS: Amy ...

For a long time, she stopped using it. That’s why her friends and teachers at Tonganoxie High School knew her as Amy Earhart. The moment she became Amelia Earhart again came later in high school.

Amelia Mary Earhart is born in Atchison, Kansas, to parents Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Her sister, Muriel, is born two years later. Amelia lives primarily with her maternal grandparents ...

Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, in 1897 to her parents, Amy and Edwin. Along with her younger sister, Muriel, born in 1899, the family often moved because of Edwin's work as a lawyer for the ...

BOULDER, COLO. - Everyone has a theory. And they're eager to share it with Amelia Earhart. The 22-year-old namesake, and third cousin, of the famous aviator always creates a stir when people meet her.

What happened to Amelia Earhart? That question has captivated the public ever since her plane vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 as she attempted to become the first female pilot to fly ...