Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She spent most of her childhood in her grandmother's house. Amelia's mother (who was named Amelia Otis, note the maiden name) married a man (Edwin Earhart) who had drinking problems. This led to a multitude of near-divorces and family separation. But at that time, Amelia was doing very well in school. After graduating, Amelia visited her sister in Toronto. This was at a time when many World War I veterans were returning home (which also meant the loss of many limbs). Amelia got to know the veterans well, many of whom are pilots. She decided to volunteer as a nurse's aide for the Red Cross. Amelia even went so far as to enroll in medical school at Columbia University, but she dropped out after a year to live with her family. In 1920, Amelia went to an aviation show which sparked her love for airplanes. Soon after, she started looking for (not cheap) flying lessons. But after a year of saving and learning, she bought her first plane, a Kinner Airster biplane that she called the “Canary.” Thus, on May 15, 1923, Amelia Earhert became the 16th woman to obtain a pilot's license. However, not everything is difficult, Amelia's family was short of money. Most of the money they had came from their grandparents' inheritance, which they, as you can imagine, destroyed within a few years. So Amelia's parents divorced once again and Amelia and her mother went to Boston for some strange reason, who knows why, but they did it. Amelia tried to go to Columbia University again, but she simply ran out of money and had to drop out a second time. In 1927, Amelia decided that she loved flying again, even though she had no money to fly, she...... middle of paper ... findings are close to confirming that the plane crashed near or even on Gardner Island, where both probably died. Many artifacts have been discovered but there is still debate and archaeologists are still excavating the island as of this writing. Works CitedAmelia Earhart. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved at 10:00 a.m. November 18, 2013 from http://www.biography.com/people/amelia-earhart-9283280.Biography of Amelia Earhart. (Unknown) Amelia Earhart Museum. Accessed November 18, 2013, from www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/AEBiography.htmAmelia Earhart Information. (2002). Department of the Navy. Accessed November 18, 2013, from http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq3-1.htmAmelia Earhart: Biography and Disappearance Facts. (2013). Live Science Retrieved at 9:59 a.m., November 18, 2013, from www.livescience.com/29363-amelia-earhart.html