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fandomhigh2018-11-25 09:26 pm
gobrookeyourself) wrote in fandomhigh2018-11-25 09:26 pm
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Badass Women You Should Know- Monday- 2nd period
Today, the students would show up at the Danger Shop, which was looking like an airfield. With an old plane on it.
Brooke was only a little worried about what the space types would think of it.
"Hello, first off, sorry about last week. There was a gremlin, and it was a thing, and... Did anyone actually try the stuff? It didn't work, right? No one's married? Okay. Anyway, welcome to learning about Amelia EarhartFearless Flyer," Brooke greeted them. "Amelia was born in 1897 in Kansas, which is over in the Midwest here. She and her sister grew up being called tomboys because they would rather do active things instead of the stereotypically girly stuff, and their mom didn't believe in molding her children into being 'nice little girls.' The family moved around a decent amount while Amelia was in school and there were issues with finances, but she took an interest in science and male-dominated fields and started junior college until she visited her sister in Toronto, Canada, where she saw some of the aftereffects of World War I, namely the soldiers coming home. So Amelia stayed, getting training as a nurse's aide from the Red Cross, and was there when the Spanish flu epidemic hit. Amelia didn't get that, but ended up with pneumonia and sinus issues that would eventually affect her flying. Didn't stop her, though.
"Speaking of, a couple years later she went to be with her parents in California, where she was taken up in a plane at an airfield and fell in love with it. Planes were still new, and it was still early on and a lot different than what you might have dealt with here. Amelia started working odd jobs to save up for flying lessons, which she took from another female aviator. She bought her own plane, and was the 16th woman in the US to earn her pilot's license. She had to give it up for financial reasons for a while, then took it up again in Boston and began writing articles about it, and became well-known. And when a woman named Amy Guest decided she wanted to sponsor a woman to do a transatlantic flight, it was Amelia who got the call. She made the flight in 1928 and became famous, becoming a brand spokeswoman for a bunch of companies, wrote a book, designed a fashion line, and promoted the hell out of aviation through all of it. She flew competetively, and became president of the Ninety-Nines, an organization of female pilots. When a race banned women, she protested.
"I should also note that she did get married to George Putnam, who was a publisher and ended up becoming head of the editorial board at Paramount Pictures, a movie studio in Hollywood. She didn't have kids of her own but was a stepmom to his, and she told him on their wedding day that she wouldn't hold him to medeival idead of faithfulness just like he wouldn't hold her to them. She also refused to take his name, which was really uncommon back then, and thought of them as partners, equal breadwinners. So, Amelia was great," Brooke said.
"She also continued her solo flights, and in 1937 planned a flight around the world in a Lockheed Electra. She put together a team and made the first attempt from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, and the plane crashed on takeoff. The second attempt was months later in the opposite direction, this time going from Oakland to Miami, Florida, with numerous stops for fuel. Their last stop was in New Guinea, where they took off, Amelia reported that they had to fly lower due to cloud cover. And then... nothing. They never heard from Amelia or the others again. There are a lot of theories, and there have been things recently saying that we've known all along what happened, but she was just gone. She had a lasting impact, though, inspiring a new generation of female pilots, including some that have completed her flight, including one that was named after her.
"So for today's activity, you're going to get to go up in the Electra. That's it right there," Brooke said, gesturing to the plane. "It has a crew of two and can carry up to ten passengers, so we can all fit on it. If you have a problem with flying, feel free to stay down here, but I promise nothing will happen, it's the Danger Shop and I'm not that bad at programming."
Helpful, Brooke.
Brooke was only a little worried about what the space types would think of it.
"Hello, first off, sorry about last week. There was a gremlin, and it was a thing, and... Did anyone actually try the stuff? It didn't work, right? No one's married? Okay. Anyway, welcome to learning about Amelia Earhart
"Speaking of, a couple years later she went to be with her parents in California, where she was taken up in a plane at an airfield and fell in love with it. Planes were still new, and it was still early on and a lot different than what you might have dealt with here. Amelia started working odd jobs to save up for flying lessons, which she took from another female aviator. She bought her own plane, and was the 16th woman in the US to earn her pilot's license. She had to give it up for financial reasons for a while, then took it up again in Boston and began writing articles about it, and became well-known. And when a woman named Amy Guest decided she wanted to sponsor a woman to do a transatlantic flight, it was Amelia who got the call. She made the flight in 1928 and became famous, becoming a brand spokeswoman for a bunch of companies, wrote a book, designed a fashion line, and promoted the hell out of aviation through all of it. She flew competetively, and became president of the Ninety-Nines, an organization of female pilots. When a race banned women, she protested.
"I should also note that she did get married to George Putnam, who was a publisher and ended up becoming head of the editorial board at Paramount Pictures, a movie studio in Hollywood. She didn't have kids of her own but was a stepmom to his, and she told him on their wedding day that she wouldn't hold him to medeival idead of faithfulness just like he wouldn't hold her to them. She also refused to take his name, which was really uncommon back then, and thought of them as partners, equal breadwinners. So, Amelia was great," Brooke said.
"She also continued her solo flights, and in 1937 planned a flight around the world in a Lockheed Electra. She put together a team and made the first attempt from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, and the plane crashed on takeoff. The second attempt was months later in the opposite direction, this time going from Oakland to Miami, Florida, with numerous stops for fuel. Their last stop was in New Guinea, where they took off, Amelia reported that they had to fly lower due to cloud cover. And then... nothing. They never heard from Amelia or the others again. There are a lot of theories, and there have been things recently saying that we've known all along what happened, but she was just gone. She had a lasting impact, though, inspiring a new generation of female pilots, including some that have completed her flight, including one that was named after her.
"So for today's activity, you're going to get to go up in the Electra. That's it right there," Brooke said, gesturing to the plane. "It has a crew of two and can carry up to ten passengers, so we can all fit on it. If you have a problem with flying, feel free to stay down here, but I promise nothing will happen, it's the Danger Shop and I'm not that bad at programming."
Helpful, Brooke.