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Born in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937), moved many times during her early years. She had a variety of jobs and interests, becoming a teacher and social worker at Denison House in Boston, and later a guidance counselor at Purdue University.
In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in the Friendship flight, and in 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo on a similar route across the Atlantic. Author of two books, one published after each flight, she was founder and first president of The Ninety-Nines; Amelia also went on the speaking circuit across the country. Her Lockheed plane was lost at sea during a nearly successful attempt to fly around the world in 1937.
Selected Performance Sites:
(* Denotes materials available for download)
Tiverton (RI) Arts Center, July 08
Daniel Webster House, Marshfield, June 08
Blake Library, Stuart (FL), Chautauqua South, March 08
Brightview Commons, Wakefield (RI), March 08
Zonta International, East Boston & Chelsea chapter meeting, January 08
Millyard Museum, & Aviation History Museum, Manchester (NH), December 07
Ridgefield (CT) Public Library, December 07
The 99's, New England Chapter annual meeting, Quincy, November 07
Mystic River Day, at Amelia Earhart Dam, Medford, May 07
* Vermont State House, Montpelier (VT), March 07
* Wells (ME) Public Library, March 07
* Woodward School for Girls, Quincy, Alumna program, November 06
Miami University, Hamilton (OH), October 06
Bristol (CT) Public Library, July 06
Groton Public Library, May 06
Webster Public Library, April 06
Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, March 06
Medford Public Library, July 05
Concord Rotary Club, August 04
Plympton Historical Society, April 04
Middlesex Community College, Middletown (CT), March 04
Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids (MI), February 04
Women's Union, Concord, February 04
* Norton Public Library, September 03
Enfield (CT) Public Library, March 03
* Merrimack (NH) Public Library, April 02
* Wrentham Historical Society, April 02
Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster (MA), October 02
* Littleton (MA) Lyceum, October 02
Berlin Public Library, February 02
* Allston Public Library, November 01
Westwood Public Library, August 01
Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, July 01
Methuen Public Library, July 01
Marlboro Public Library, June 01
Meredith (NH) Public Library, April 01
Forbush Memorial Library, Westminster (MA), April 01
Women's History Month Celebration, Ft. Devens (MA), March 01
Women's History Month Celebration, Lucent Technologies, Andover, March 01
Medford Public Library, January 01
Winchester Public Library, October 00
"Take Your Daughters to Work Day," U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Boston, April 00
Wallingford (CT) Public Library, March 00
* Weymouth Public Library, March 99
Chase Manhattan Bank, Boston branch, March 99
* E. Boston Public Library, March 99
* Dedham Public Library, July 97
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