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Amelia Mary Earhartan Americanaviation pioneerand authorwasborn on July 24 1897During an attempt to make acircumnavigationalflight of the globeEarhart and her navigatordisappearedover the central Pacific Ocean nearHowland IslandonJuly 2 1937 She wasdeclared deadJanuary 5 1939Earhart was the firstfemale aviatorto fly solo across theAtlantic OceanShe set numerous other aviation recordswrote bestselling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation ofThe NinetyNines an organization for female pilots The following is a recording of her famous 1935 radiobroadcast speech A Womans Place In Science