RSS feeds from our website RSS feeds from our website http://www.heathernova.us/rss.php Amelia Earhart, c. 1935 1897 Amelia Mary Earhart is born in Atchison, Kansas July 24th 1916 Graduates from Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois 1917 Volunteers as a nurse at Spadina Military Convalescent Hospital in Toronto, Canada, for the "walking wounded" of World War One 1919 Enrolls in the pre-med program of Columbia University, New York 1920 Leaves Columbia University after one semester Joins her parents in Los Angeles, California Takes her first flight with Frank Hawks 1921 Completes her flying lessons with Neta Snook and purchases he]]>http://www.heathernova.us/index-page-291-category-281.htmlAmelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937): A Chronological Timeline of Her Life Compiled by Sammie Morris, 2004 1897-1908 Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897 (11:30 pm) to parents Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart. She was named after her two grandmothers, Amelia Otis and Mary Earhart. Amelia’s father worked as a lawyer settling claims for various railroads. Two and a half years later, Amelia’s younger sister, Muriel, was born. Amelia and Muriel lived primarily with their maternal grandparents, Judge Alfred Otis and Amelia Otis in Atchison, Kansas, during the school years. During the summers, the girls stayed with their parents in Kansas City. While in Atchison, the girls attended the private College Preparatory School. Meanwhile, Edwin was offered a job in De Moines, Iowa, and he and Amy moved there to look for a suitable]]>http://www.heathernova.us/index-page-292-category-281.html Amelia Earhart as a child Amelia Mary Earhart, daughter of German American Samuel "Edwin" Stanton Earhart (March 28, 1867) and Amelia "Amy" Otis Earhart (1869–1962), was born in Atchison, Kansas, in the home of her maternal grandfather, Alfred Gideon Otis (1827–1912), a former