Amelia Earhart
An
article about Amelia Earhart - by Denise Aiani.
"A woman of courage, character and culture, Amelia Earhart is remembered as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, the first woman to make a transcontinental flight and the first woman to be awarded the US Distinguished flying Cross. "Women must try to do things as men have tried." Amelia stated in a letter to her husband in 1937. "When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others."
Zonta members remember Amelia fondly, as Zonta was the only organization to which she belonged which did not relate directly to her profession. In 1928, Amelia accepted an invitation to become a member of the Zonta Club of Boston, transferring her membership to the Zonta Club of New York after a subsequent move. She remained active in Zonta until her disappearance.
A year after Amelia's disappearance, in 1938, Zonta International established the Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and engineering. More than US $4 million has been invested in this program to date, awarding 808 Fellowships to 522 women from 51 countries!
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellows have helped prevent spacecraft fires, made commercial air flights safer, manufactured materials now on the moon and participated in NASA space shuttle crews. Through their achievements, these women have shared Amelia's legacy by widening the boundaries of scientific knowledge on every continent."
"A woman of courage, character and culture, Amelia Earhart is remembered as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, the first woman to make a transcontinental flight and the first woman to be awarded the US Distinguished flying Cross. "Women must try to do things as men have tried." Amelia stated in a letter to her husband in 1937. "When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others."
Zonta members remember Amelia fondly, as Zonta was the only organization to which she belonged which did not relate directly to her profession. In 1928, Amelia accepted an invitation to become a member of the Zonta Club of Boston, transferring her membership to the Zonta Club of New York after a subsequent move. She remained active in Zonta until her disappearance.
A year after Amelia's disappearance, in 1938, Zonta International established the Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and engineering. More than US $4 million has been invested in this program to date, awarding 808 Fellowships to 522 women from 51 countries!
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellows have helped prevent spacecraft fires, made commercial air flights safer, manufactured materials now on the moon and participated in NASA space shuttle crews. Through their achievements, these women have shared Amelia's legacy by widening the boundaries of scientific knowledge on every continent."
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