SOLD – Young Amelia Earhart Has Flying on Her Mind
An early letter shows she was a savvy businesswoman.
Pioneering aviator who was the first woman both to cross the Atlantic, and to do so solo. She grew up in an era when women stayed at home, and her courage and success encouraged innumerable women to seek independent careers.
Amelia Earhart Autograph Letter Signed, 4 pages 8vo, Los Angeles, Nov....
Pioneering aviator who was the first woman both to cross the Atlantic, and to do so solo. She grew up in an era when women stayed at home, and her courage and success encouraged innumerable women to seek independent careers.
Amelia Earhart Autograph Letter Signed, 4 pages 8vo, Los Angeles, Nov. 6, 1922, to Clinton Averett of Nevada. “This is a gilt-edged invitation in case you do come down to L.A. to come & see us. Will bunk you in the garage if there is no room anywhere else. Mr. Anderson sat on a high horse when negotiating about the gyro, so I am letting things slip for a while. The value may drop. P. D. is recovering rapidly. I am waiting for a large explosion when he learns of his wife’s suit. He doesn’t see her, and his family are provoked that she brought such a suit. Please remember me to your mother and brother.” With the original envelope in her hand. Earhart had her first plane ride less than two years before, and made her first solo flight in 1921.
In 1922 she was working at odd jobs in Los Angeles. Her biographies say that she had no particular thoughts of flying at this time, and that she didn’t pick up flying again until 1928. However, her mention of a gyro is thought provoking, as gyroscopes are mainly used in planes, so she must have had the idea of flying on her mind in this interim period. This letter also shows she was a savvy businesswoman, negotiating for the gyro by backing away from the seller who wanted too much for it.
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