12.2 Female pilots

When people think of female pilots, the first name that comes to mind is Amelia Earhart. As a young girl, Earhart loved to go to the airport with her father to watch the planes.  In the early 20th century, flying was a “man’s” job. But at age 25, Earhart received her pilot’s license, and her dream came true. In May 1932, she flew across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. Later she said that she had done it to prove that “women can do most things that a man can do.” In 1937,  Earhart tried to fly around the world. However, something went wrong, and she disappeared near an island in the Pacific Ocean. Even now only a few facts are known about her disappearance. Today people still remember Earhart as one of the world’s greatest pilots. Because of

her example, a lot of women have become pilots.