Annotated Bibliography

"Amelia Mary Earhart." In Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 6.
Detroit: Gale, 2000. Accessed May 21, 2015.
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This source provides a biographical overview of Amelia Earhart's life from her birth in
Kansas to the flight in which she disappeared. Information is presented about Earhart's
background as a nurse's aid for World War I soldiers and her initial medical education at
Columbia University. However, the source transitions to when Earhart decided to leave
Columbia after just one year, and she ignited her interest in flying while viewing an air
show in California. Subsequent information regarding Earhart's various successes,
recognitions, and records in aviation endeavors contribute to the importance of the
source. The source is useful because of its detailed explanation of how Earhart took an
interest in aviation, the contributions she made as an aviator and symbol of feminism, and
the theories regarding the conclusion of her heroic career.
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"Biography: Amelia Earhart." Video file, 41:43. Biography.
http://www.biography.com/people/amelia-earhart-9283280/videos/amelia-earhart-fullepisode-2071933358.
This video was a 40 minute long account of the highlights in Amelia Earhart's life. It
begins with her beginnings and tells the story of her sledding, which we included in our
introduction to who she was as a child. The video then talks about the different events she
participated in during her career including several of her flights and the first all female
cross country air derby. Some of these events were for her career as a pilot and others
were in support for women's rights. The video provided major points about Earhart's life,
but also included little anecdotes about her, which we were able to analyze and study to
then develop an opinion about who "Lady Lindy" truly was and where she got her sense
of bold adventure.
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Brown, Jeremy. Amelia Earhart. Women of Achievement. New York: Chelsea House, 2014.
Digital file.
In this source, Earhart's call to action, her numerous flights, and the legacy she left
behind are highlighted. Along with its analysis of the life and accomplishments of
Earhart, the source includes primary sources such as photographs and letters written by
Earhart herself to support the arguments and claims being made. Additionally, the
source's detailed bibliography supplies supplementary reading sources to further one's
knowledge in the subjects described in the source itself. This source is crucial because of

its admiration of Earhart as she broke through sexist barriers during a difficult era, its
inclusion of primary sources, and its suggestions for further reading found in the
bibliography.
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Earhart, Amelia. "Speech by Amelia Earhart." Digital file.
This primary source is a speech written by Amelia Earhart addressing the new positive
involvement of women in the felid of science and in the work place in general. This
source gives us insight to Earhart's desire to establish an equal society for women. We
were able to read Earhart's words and hear her encouragement which she addresses to her
fellow females to continue to work and follow her legacy. Her speech gave us proof that
she was devoted to her passion as a pioneering female in her field of aviation and was
working to inspire other women to find what gives them the liberating feeling of freedom
and joy, just like flying did for her.
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"A Final Takeoff." Video file, :40. Smithsonian.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/archival/a-final-takeoff/?no-ist.
This primary source is a soundless video of Earhart and Noonan embarking on their final
flight. This video gave us a visual of Earhart's excitement and a true visual of her joyful
attitude toward flying. Also, it gave us a visual of the size of the plane in relation to her
and the different dimensions. The video provided us with a better idea of how important
the event was at that time and it gave us a deeper understanding of just how delighted and
enthusiastic Earhart was about flying.
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"The First Women Aviators." In Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer.
Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Accessed May 20, 2015.
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This source explains the contributions of Amelia Earhart among other prominent female
aviators. The article focuses on how female aviators, including Amelia Earhart, used their
work to further progress the women's suffrage movement and the fight for gender
equality. This source provides instances in which women's independence contributed to
social reform as well as other aspects of society. For example, women were able to fly
planes and transport materials during war time, which freed up more men to fight for
America. This information explains how these women were able to use their work and
passion to influence the world and take a stand for equality between men and women.

The source provides many examples of empowered women who pushed the boundaries
and it supports our thesis that Amelia was a leader in the field of aviation and left a
legacy for many to follow.
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Fleming, Candace. Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart. New York:
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011.
This book provided us primarily with detailed information about Amelia Earhart's final
flight and her co-pilot Fred Noonan. We learned all about their friendship and how their
flight ran until they disappeared. Also, the source provided us with information on her
husband George Putnam and people's view on him. We read about who he was and the
relationship he had with Earhart which we hen used to analyze his reaction to her
disappearance. Furthermore, this source also provided us with facts about societies views
on Earhart. We learned that she was beloved by members of society and that they were
devastated when their cherished "sweetheart of the sky" vanished. This source also
focused on her achievements which included awards, honors and acknowledgements she
received. Finally, the book describe several theories of what happened to Earhart, such as
government involvement and Japanese internment.
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Goldstein, Donald M., and Katherine V. Dillon. Amelia: An Illustrated Centennial Biography.
Washington: Brassey's, 1997.
After reading this book, we took information about her career to incorporate into our
website. The book discusses her interest in the Progressive movement at the time which
was demonstrated by her involvement with settlement houses, the attendance of an illegal
meeting of the IWW and of course, flying planes as a female. The same sense of
independence which led her to participate in these progressive activities are then related
to her career as a pilot. The book explains how Earhart was introduced to planes at an air
show and how she was determined to learn to fly one of those marvelous planes. The
source then touches upon her first flying lessons with her teacher Neta Snook and then
the purchase of her first plane, the Canary. The final part of the book we used in our
website was about the Friendship Flight, which was her first claim to fame. Overall, this
book provided us with information on not only her career as a pilot, but what she did
before hand as well.
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Greenberg, Alissa. "Is This the Uninhabited Pacific Island Where Amelia Earhart Spent Her Last
Moments?" Time Magazine, June 2, 2015. http://time.com/3904595/amelia-earhart-flighthistory-disappearance-cruise-pacific-ocean/.
This article from Time Magazine provided us information on a recent search for Amelia
Earhart. We learned that TIGHAR is sending out an expedition to pull up what is
supposed to be Earhart's fuselage from the ocean floor. They will continue their search on
the near by island of Nikumaroro in search of any clues or remains. The fact that people
are still searching for Earhart and donating so much time and money to the search goes to

show how important she was to society. Her dedication and passion was inspiring to
many and she left behind a legacy for women to follow. Current society is still fascinated
about her disappearance and is still determined to find out what happened to our brave
heroine. This source gave us information on what is currently being done to find Earhart
and it also reveals just how important she was and how fascinated the public is with her
mysterious vanishing.
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Ware, Susan. "Amelia Earhart." In Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. Edited by Robert S.
McElvaine. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. Accessed May 21, 2015.
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This source portrays Amelia Earhart as a symbol of empowerment and independence.
The article touches upon her innate restless and independent personality, and how this
translated to her excitement and drive to succeed and prove the capabilities of women.
The source provides us with information about Amelia Earhart's past that made her into
the legend America knows her for. As seen in the source, her early involvement in
settlement houses and her desire for adventure were some of the main contributors to her
success. Also, the source informs the reader of her role as a symbol for the feminist
movement and how Earhart not only followed a passion of hers, but was able to
simultaneously inspire others and prove to others that women are just as capable as men.
This source supports the idea that Amelia Earhart was a driven individual who used her
passion and devotion to influence her surroundings and will be useful in illustrating how
she led the way for others to also partake in the reformation of society.
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