Amelia Earhart · every age

What was Amelia Earhart doing at 23?

Nurse's aide at 20, first flying lesson at 23, gone at 39

1. Dec 28, 1920

   A 10-minute plane ride that decided everything

   With Frank Hawks at Long Beach, for $10.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jan 3, 1921

   First flying lesson, with Neta Snook

   Six months later, against Snook's advice, she bought a yellow Kinner Airster she called The Canary.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Underwood & Underwood (1937), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source