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The Forum: Amelia Earhart - Trailblazer in the Skies

Amelia Earhart - Trailblazer in the Skies

BBC Radio 4 - The Forum, Amelia Earhart - Trailblazer in the Skies

Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the trailblazing life of the aviator Amelia Earhart.

4 Extra Debut. Bridget Kendall and guests explore the life and mysterious death of the US aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937. From 2017.

2017 marked the the 80th anniversary of the record-breaking attempt by the US aviator Amelia Earhart to circumnavigate the globe. 

It was a mission that cost her life, but helped to cement her place in history as one of the most inspirational and celebrated pilots of the 20th century. 

Earhart used her position and the publicity her flights generated to advance the cause of women's rights - not just in aviation, but in wider society.

Bridget Kendall looks back at the life of a pioneering woman determined to break through barriers - with Susan Butler, author of 'East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart'; Dorothy Cochrane, Curator in the Aeronautics Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington; and Susan Ware, author of 'Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism'.

Producer: Becky Vincent

First broadcast on BBC World Service radio in 2017.

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