1897-1939 Jump to: Who Was Amelia Earhart? Quick Facts Early Life Becoming a Pilot First Transatlantic Flight as a Passenger Book and Celebrity Persona First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic by a Woman Husband George Putnam Last Flight and Disappearance Theories and Investigations Into Earhart’s Disappearance Legacy Quotes Who Was Amelia Earhart? Amelia Earhart, fondly known as “Lady Lindy,” was an American aviator who mysteriously disappeared in July 1937 while trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator. Earhart was the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license. She had several notable flights, including becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, as well as the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. Earhart was legally declared dead in 1939.…