1897-1939Jump to:Who Was Amelia Earhart?Quick FactsEarly LifeBecoming a PilotFirst Transatlantic Flight as a PassengerBook and Celebrity PersonaFirst Solo Flight Across the Atlantic by a WomanHusband George PutnamLast Flight and DisappearanceTheories and Investigations Into Earhart’s DisappearanceLegacyQuotesWho 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.…