Sat 14 Mar 2009
In what ways was Amelia Earhart an inspiration to women back in the 1920s and 30s?
Posted by echan76 under Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People
Alex asked:
I’m doing a presentation on Amelia Earhart and I want to know how she was an inspiration to women back in the 20s and 30s.
I’m doing a presentation on Amelia Earhart and I want to know how she was an inspiration to women back in the 20s and 30s.
Thanks
First of all you shouldn’t rely on yahoo answers for homework, but…
Amelia Earhart was an inspiration because she entered a field, aviation, that was mostly men. Every flying record accomplished (before her) had been done by men and she wanted to break the mold by saying, girls can do anything boys can do! Unfortunately, we will never be able to know what happened to her.
yes she was
Women were still expected to stay home and have babies, take care of their man and serve others with nothing expected in return. This was right after the Victorian era.
Amelia’s parents didn’t force her to think that way. Her father covered for her and her mom let her be a tomboy like she wanted. She was a leader type.
So, when she grew up and saw that girls her age and younger were still not doing what they should in life - say here’s a smart girl who loves to work on cars. But she’s not allowed to and is forced to stay inside and sew. That would be torture for her! Or a guy who liked cooking and he was forced to go work construction. He’d hate it.
Amelia wanted to fly planes and she did what was necessary to learn and actually do it. Luckily she looked good and had a good personality, got along with people, spoke up how she felt - and she became known for going out and doing what she wanted instead of getting married and having a bunch of babies.
Other girls saw this - now this was during the roaring 20’s and girls started cutting off their long hair - oh, this was a terrible thing for the grandmothers to see. They never would have done such a thing - and the girls started wearing short skirts and dancing! It caused quite an upset with the older crowd. I mean, women had just started voting!
Amelia wasn’t on the forefront of all this but she supported it with words and daring deeds. These old ladies were getting it from all sides. Now the young girls could say “look at Amelia - she didn’t get corrupted by doing what she wants and not marrying. She cut her hair - so it’s ok now” Things like that. She was an example of doing to other women rather than telling them what to do.
She also cared a lot about people and spoke up for women to support them, was a poet and a writer.
She was lucky to find a husband who was willing to support her ideas and her work. That helped too. He wasn’t some macho control freak wanting the little woman home all day. He wasn’t the most congenial man but he did do a lot of good that people don’t realize.
Anyway, there is a little something to start with.
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