This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.

A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode 49 of Real Cool History for Kids.

This episode is for Evelyn Wakefield in honor of her seventh birthday on May 17th, 2021.

Happy birthday Evelyn. Here is your special episode about Amelia Earhart.

Have you ever taken a ride in an airplane?

Nowadays hundreds of thousands of people fly long distances every day, but this isn't the way it's

always been. Not even 100 years ago flying in an airplane was not something that most people

had ever done. Many modern airplanes are large enough to carry hundreds of people at a time.

There are also able to fly from coast to coast of our country and even across the ocean.

But in the early days of aviation airplanes could only fly short distances and carry a small

amount of weight. In this episode I'm going to tell you the story of Amelia Earhart, the first

woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. Let's start at the beginning of her story.

Amelia Mary Earhart

Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchinson, Kansas.

Amelia grew up playing with her younger sister, Maryl, who everyone called Pidge. Amelia and Pidge

were what most people would call tomboys. They didn't play like most little girls of that time

period did. While most little girls were taught to play quietly with dolls or spend hours learning

how to hand sew, Amelia and Pidge preferred rough and tumble play. They climbed trees and explored

the neighborhood and fields and collected bugs and frogs. They also loved to play baseball and

football and they often used a 22 rifle to go hunting for rats. At this point in her life,

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