Shaw then spent a majority of the article explaining the steps Amelia took to become one of the few women pilots. In 1920 Amelia's father paid for her first real flight. Amelia spent 10 minutes in the air, where she decided she had to fly. She spent the next years doing odd jobs to raise the money to put towards flying lessons. These lessons made the world of deference. Amelia broke records as a women pilot, breaking the 14,000 feet altitude and becoming the 16th women to receive a pilot's license from the federation aeronautique …show more content…
Lisa Shaw expressed that there are a few differing speculations about the nature of Amelia's disappearance. Most notably was the crash and sink theory, stating that she ran out of fuel and crashed into the Atlantic and the plane sank too far to be seen and rescued or recovered. The other theory known as the Earhart-in-the-Marianas theory states that she crashed into Saipan, an island in the western Pacific Ocean. Eyewitnesses tend to back this theory, but with little evidence, it is still just a theory. Shaw spend nearly a half a page describing the fabricated lie that the history channel aired. The history channel released fake evidence claiming a photograph from years before proved their disappearance, that Amelia did in fact land on Saipan island and become prisoners until death. This photo was debunked but the theory lived on. The eyewitness statements seemed to be historically accurate. Adding to the strangeness of her