Your response can be in the form of a letter, poem, or essay, and can represent your own views or the views of another person, such as Emmett Till, his mother, or a person who was inspired by Till's murder to work for civil rights. 2a. Access the PBS The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Web site's interactive maps feature.
Amelia Earhart | Trailer Amelia Earhart: Trailer. As the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart a became legend. Amelia Earhart | Image Gallery Significant Women in Flight. Amelia Earhart may have been the most well-known woman pilot of her time, but she was neither the first nor the last to achieve great heights in the world of American Aviation. Footer Information and Navigation
Amelia Earhart Learns to Fly. Earhart excelled as a pilot. Her first instructor was Neta Snook, one of the first women to graduate from the Curtiss School of Aviation. Earhart borrowed money from her mother to buy a two-seat plane. She got her U.S. flying license in December 1921, and by October 1922, she set an altitude record for women of 14,000 feet. In 1923, Earhart received her international pilot's license - only the 16th woman to do so.