She was a superstar, the most famous woman in the world. She was a pilot, “it” girl, author, adventurer, fashion designer, ...

In “The Aviator and the Showman,” Laurie Gwen Shapiro recounts Earhart’s drive and the ways her husband, George Putnam, put ...

Born in 1897 in Atchison, Kan. — a small town with limited opportunities, especially for women — Amelia Earhart decided ...

Eighty-eight years have passed since Amelia Earhart vanished into legend, her silver Lockheed Electra disappearing somewhere ...

There's a new lead in the almost nine decade search for Amelia Earhart's plane, which disappeared without a trace during her ill-fated 1937 bid to be the first woman to fly around the world.

Amelia Earhart: A Biography by Doris L. Rich is available from Smithsonian Books. Visit Smithsonian Books’ website to learn more about its publications and a full list of titles.

An original, unpublished personal photo of Amelia Earhart dated 1937, along with goggles she was wearing during her first plane crash are seen Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Clars Auction Gallery in ...

Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on.