Unfortunately, afterward, she could not even get a hotel room because of the color of her skin. When Marian was in her 20's, she performed in several different stated to segregated and unsegregated audiences and was welcomed enthusiastically by her audiences. The woman behind the counter ignored her, helped everyone else in line before telling Marian, "We don't take colored." When Marian saw a Metropolitan Opera performance, she knew that she wanted to be a part of that one day. It wasn't until 1915 when Marian experienced segregation, when she tried to get an application for music school. When her father passed away, she expressed her sorrow through song. She was chosen for the celebrated Peoples Chorus, and was one of the youngest members. When Marian was young, she loved to sing. no matter what, Amelia Earhart remains an important figure in history, not only for her feats in aviation, but for her belief in women as equals as well. Most of these discoveries raised more questions than answers. In more recent years, searchers have found interesting items that may or may not have belonged to Amelia. There are many theories about what really happened to Amelia Earhart. Although a massive search was conducted, no trace of Amelia, her co-pilot Noonan, or their plane was ever found. On her second attempt, Amelia completed an eventful flight that went 3/4 of the way around the world before disappearing during the last leg of the trip, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Not satisfied, Amelia began to plan her around the world fight. Amelia still craved bigger and better flights.In 1932, after a harrowing flight, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She earned her transport pilot's license, became the first woman to fly solo across the U.S., and set women's speed and altitude records. No matter how busy she was, Amelia always made time for flying. Amelia was kept very busy, giving speeches, organizing several commercial airlines, and marrying her biggest supporter, George Putnam. Even though she has not piloted the flight, Amelia was bombarded with requests to speak. After several false starts, and a nerve racking flight, the Friendship landed, making Amelia instantly famous.
She couldn't wait for the dangerous trip. Everything changed in April 1921 when George Putnam called asking Amelia to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
After many different careers, she finally found one she liked and life settles into social work during the week, and flying on the weekends.
Amelia had to work many jobs to afford her flying habit. After just 2 hours of flying lessons, Amelia bought her first plane. After the war, while at an air show, she felt the urge to fly and to her father's surprise, was immediately hooked. While attending college, the war began and Amelia was drawn to volunteer as a nurse. Amelia would later say that this caused her love of travel and adventure. Her parents' on again off again relationship caused the family to move several times. While her childhood was considered fantastic, her teen years were not. She grew up in rural Kansas and was allowed and even encouraged to many things that most young girls were not allowed to do in that time. Amelia Earhart's adventures began when she was just a young girl.