Before she was a pilot she volunteered as a nurse for the Red Cross. During her time as a nurse she worked with wounded pilots and developed a strong admiration for pilots. It was not until after Amelia’s first time in an airplane that she knew she wanted to learn how to fly. In 1921 she bought her first plane second hand and later in October she flew the plane to 14,000 feet, which was the record at the time for female pilots. On May 15, 1923 Amelia was issued her pilots license and became the 16th women to ever obtain their license. On June 1, 1928, Amelia flew from Newfoundland to Wales as a passenger. Pilot Wilmer Stultz flew the plane with co-pilot Louis Gordon. Due to the popularity, Amelia became a star with book deals and product endorsements, she even became an icon for women’s fashion. Amelia’s book 20 Hrs. 40 Min documents her trip across the Atlantic, which was published in1928. Amelia was the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic on May 20,1932. Her plan was to fly from Newfoundland to Paris, but she did not make it and ended up landing in Northern Ireland. In 1931 she broke another world record of flying at 18,415 feet in altitude. Later Amelia became the first president of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. On March 17, 1937, Amelia took off on the first leg of her trip around the equator. Months later as Amelia was still flying her way around the equator she reporter her location on July 3,1937, which would later be the last information known before her disappearance. $4 million dollars were spent on a rescue but Amelia was never…