It might be enough that Amelia Earhart was a woman and a pilot.
Her disappearance adds a touch of tragedy to her profile.
For me, it is the fact that she took to the sky that makes her story. Losing her in flight is a poignant fact that grows out of that story.
You can admire her for her staunch advocacy of women’s suffrage as well.
In her honor, the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opened in Atchison, Kansas, this week. Earhart was a native of the town.
The Museum was founded by Karen Seaburg, with the inspiration of her late husband Ladd. It combines, she says, information about Earhart’s life with the science and technology of aviation and centrifugal force.
Earhart’s legacy will be front and center at this new center for learning.