| Details | More than eight decades after her disappearance, the fascination with Amelia Earhart shows no signs of abating. It is through the lens of women’s history, especially the field of feminist biography, that her life looks the richest and most compelling. A feminist interpretation of Amelia Earhart’s life, one that she would have endorsed, does not dramatically change the details or the outcome of her career, but it shifts the field of focus, with particular aspects of Earhart’s life emerging as places worthy of pausing and lingering, while more familiar parts of the story can be quickly sped over. This slight shift in priorities opens up previously unexplored connections between the life story of this unique individual and the broader patterns of twentieth-century women’s lives. |
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