Many people in history have encouraged people today to do many different things. One who encourages women more than anything is Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart broke many records in flying, first woman to fly across the Atlantic, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, first woman to fly from Hawaii to California, first woman to fly across America and many more. He showed people that if you put your mind to something, you can do anything. No matter how scary something seemed, Amelia was up for the task. Amelia knew that flying was considered very dangerous for women, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. If he wanted to fly, he would have flown. Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in her grandparents' large and beautiful home in Atchison, Kansas. She was Amy and Edwin Earhart, the first of two children. Amelia's little sister arrived two years later, her name was Muriel Grace Earhart. The sisters lived with their grandparents during the school year, because Edwin's job required traveling a lot. Amelia and Muriel had a really close relationship. Both girls loved playing outside and doing what the “boys” did. Amelia and Muriel had "adventures" in their grandfather's stable. There was an old carriage in the stable, in which the girls went to many distant places without ever leaving the stable. Throughout Amelia's childhood, she was never a super girly person. Since her parents didn't really believe in keeping a little girl indoors all day, they let her play outside and do pretty much whatever she wanted. Amelia especially enjoyed sledding. While sledding, the girls sat upright on their sleds, while the boys sledded "on their stomachs." Amelia loved the boy's method of sledding so much that her father... mid-paper... gave up, and she always wanted to be the "first" to do something else. George soon helped Amelia plan another The couple spoke with the government of Mexico and were granted permission to fly into the country. Soon the day of the flight arrived, Amelia took off from Oakland California Mexico. Somewhere near Mexico, Amelia drifted a bit, so she decided to go ahead and land. It turns out that Amelia has landed in a small village a few miles outside of Mexico City. When she landed, her plane was surrounded by cowboys and cattle, goats, chickens and some villagers. The plane was a really cool sight for all the people and animals, then it took off again and flew a few miles to Mexico City. In Mexico City, Amelia met the President of Mexico. There was also a big celebration for her arrival.