More than 80 years after she vanished in the Pacific Ocean, the aviator's life and legacy continue to captivate us.
On July 2, 1937 distress signals were sent from Amelia Earhart’s aircraft. She had almost made it to Howland Island, an uninhabited lock of land halfway between Hawaii and Australia, but she was low on gas and running out of time. More distress signals followed throughout the day; then the line fell silent. In that moment, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan crashed theirEver since, we’ve remained compelled by the mystery surrounding Earhart's death — and with her life in general.
The public liked Earhart for her “midwestern persona.” But at the same time, they were also inspired by her independent thinking. She always knew that she wanted to do something different, and that a traditional life as a wife and mother wasn’t for her. In the early 20th century, there was little to no path for women aviators, and for women in general to have any sort of path outside of the home. But her bravery was what stole the show.
The public mourned her death, but eventually Earhart receded from the spotlight — until the 1950’s, when people began pushing "alternative theories" around her disappearance, For example, that Earhart and Noonan landed on theStill, Cochrane isn’t convinced. She says there’s no indication that Earhart made it to any other islands and reported sightings of her are a myth. “She was on course for Howland Island where the Coast Guard was receiving strong voice messages from her,” she says.
But she never made it. In the end, the aircraft ran out of fuel and Earhart and Noonan went into the Pacific Ocean with it. Experts suspect that the tragedy was likely the result of a faulty communication system between the Coast Guard and Earhart, part of the reason that the aircraft has never been found.
Still, today people are as fascinated with who Earhart was — and what she represents — as they are with her disappearance, and that’s why she remains an important figure. “She was someone who followed her dreams and was able to make something of herself as a result," says Cochrane. "That makes her a powerful symbol even today."
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