Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and later disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe by air.
Earhart set numerous aviation records during the late 1920s and 1930s, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932, matching a feat previously achieved only by Charles Lindbergh.
She used her fame to advocate for women in aviation, co-founding The Ninety-Nines, an organization supporting female pilots, and worked as a faculty member at Purdue University advising women on careers.
In 1937, Earhart attempted to become the first woman to fly around the world, but she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during the flight's most difficult leg. Despite extensive searches, neither their remains nor their aircraft have been conclusively found, and her disappearance remains one of history's most enduring mysteries.