Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous female pilots in our history. His childhood wasn't the best, but he used flying as a distraction. Amelia attempted to do things that no one else would attempt and was the first woman to break many records and fly to different places. Amelia was the first woman to attempt to fly around the world, even if it meant risking her life. She changed what women pilots could do and encouraged them to fly and become pilots. His disappearance is still a mystery today. Amelia Earhart made an impact on women in aviation even before she disappeared on her trip around the world. Amelia's childhood neither began nor ended as well as it could have been. Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. Her parents struggled financially when she was young. It was difficult for them to pay for things and this impacted their family life (“Amelia Earhart”). Amelia spent a lot of time at her grandparents' house. At the time his father, Edwin, was not doing well at work and had a bad drinking problem. Amy, Amelia's mother and the two girls left her father. His parents got together and tried to work things out, but in the end it wasn't possible (Fleming 9). While Amelia was still young, she worked as an American Red Cross nurse during World War I in Toronto, Canada. Once the war was over, Amelia went to New York to attend Columbus University and majored in nursing. Her job as a nurse was one of many jobs Amelia had to help pay for the family's daily needs. She paid for all the necessary things for her plane since her family could not afford these expenses (“Amelia Earhart”). Overall, he used flying as a distraction throughout the d...... center of paper ...... on the social meaning of scientific discovery. Ed. Josh Lauer and Neil Schlager. vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 57-58. Global issues in context. Network. November 6, 2013.Parr, Jan. Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight. New York: Franklin Watts, 1997. Print.Pelt, Lori Vori. Amelia Earhart: The sky has no limits. New York: Forge, 2005. Print. American Heroes Ser.Stone, Tanya Lee. Amelia Earhart. London: DK Pub., 2007. Print.Wagner, Heather Lehr. "'A new career'." Amelia Earhart, Famous Flyers. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2003. American History Online. File, Inc. Web Facts. November 26, 2013 Waldman, Carl, and Jon Cunningham. "Aviation and Exploration". Encyclopedia of Exploration: Places, Technologies, and Cultural Trends, Volume 2. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2004. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. Web November 6. 2013.