A Tale of Two Sisters | Episode 4 | Amelia & Muriel Earhart | Free Documentary History

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The pilot who embodied female aviation endeavors was Amelia Earhart. Amelia and her sister Muriel grew up in a society that was changing. Women were beginning to demand their rights and aeronautics was one of the areas where women could flourish, as flight was in its infancy and didn't have a long history of male dominance. From the first moment she was airborne, Amelia was hooked and through sheer drive and determination, she would become one of the most recognisable aviators in history. Although the two sisters led extremely different lives, both were codependent on each other for their unflinching sibling support.

[@teokilangii3428]

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[@AGDinCA]

Excellent documentary! I learned quite a bit.

[@davidcole333]

I think the odds are better of winning the lotto than definitively solving the mystery of her disappearance. in any case, there are a lot of key components of her life that were not put into this documentary. She accomplished so much more than just flying planes long distance. I still enjoyed it though.

[@Contessa6363]

I've flown to Australia from California . That was bad enough! I didn't like being over ocean for 20 hours

[@Contessa6363]

Great documentary

[@sarrabelaskri4460]

I don't like this habit of undermining women who chose a more conventional path in order to enhance women who achieved something exceptional. Obviously, Amelia and Muriel were very different characters despite being sisters and that's a good thing. Btw Muriel was, by no means, just a housewife. Like her sister, she was a college graduate and she worked as a high school teacher for many years besides raising her children, which was not that common , most women didn't work at the time. One has to be appreciative of each life. What i find most remarkable is that after Amelia died she went on to perpetuate her sister's legacy and published several books that are valuable historical pieces. May i add what a relief it, actually, is to see that sisterhood is not always marked with rivalry and hostility as it is all too often depicted ?Amelia and Muriel Earhart were far more interesting and worthy of admiration, in my view, than the mundane socialite Bouvier sisters.

[@frankievalentine6112]

You've caught on to one of the central narratives repeated generation after generation to keep women from any genuine growth past this dichotomy.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

When did the rescue group get to Gardner island ? July 2 1937 ? July 3 1937 ? - How much time did they look for her ? - Did they have many ships looking in the area of the last radio messages ? Did they look around into the area that was not just by Gardner island BUT also around Howland island ? - Was it a 2 week search ? Why with the U.S. Navy ships near by as well as many radio communication from onshore locations were there not more investigations right away - And not all this decade after decade looking for the plane ? This is sad that they had sonar back then and looks as thought they did not stay in the area for a longer period of time ?

[@reedgolden]

The thumbnail misspelled legacy. Apologies for the negativigty. Love the channel

[@craigcampbell7638]

Good grief that's wild that they missed that. Thank you for pointing it out

[@enlightenedhummingbird4764]

"Negativigty?"

[@lottiesquires1566]

My inner English teacher noticed that immediately! I wouldn't let her say anything, so I'm glad you did!😄

[@mockymanvolcano7138]

It’s nice to learn more about Amelia earheart because I don’t know much about her even thought she’s part of my dads family tree

[@ronlokk]

A plane can drift off course just like a boat. A high pressure area to the north of a plane can push it south, over a long distance, this could be hundreds of miles. Yes, she could have been at Nikumaroro. What then?

[@ferociousgumby]

This is NOT a tale of two sisters. It's the tale of Amelia Earhart. The sister thing is just a gimmick. I would say that less than 5 minutes is devoted to Muriel.

[@craigcampbell7638]

Lindbergh was the 32 person to fly across the Atlantic right Mr. Ripley‽

[@luism2570]

Interesting that they use the same background music from the novelas when something dramatic happens.

[@ILSRWY4]

Amelia was an ego trip in afterburner. She made a lot of dumb mistakes on that trip. 1) She thought 2 engines were better than one. Not necessarily. 2 engines give you more hauling ability but they are not any faster than a single engine. Also, twin engine burns twice the fuel. single engines can fly farther on the same amount of fuel. 2) She made the trip using an airplane that was unable to land in the water. 70 percent of her trip was over large bodies of water. she should have made the trip in an amphibious plane (float plane) where she could land in water effectively becoming a boat if she had to. 3) she made the hardest part of the trip (crossing the Pacific) the last part of her trip, a time when she was most fatigued. Fatigue is the deadly enemy of any pilot. 4) she made that last leg of the trip after getting in a fight with her navigator, who clearly was not up to the task at the time they left. 5) She suffered from an aviation phenomenon known as "get-there-itis" 6) She traded her life raft (and other stuff) for weight to carry more fuel before that last leg. Dumb dumb dumb!!!!! 7) she picked the longest way around the world when she didn't have to, making the trip more difficult and fatiguing. That is OVER half a dozen things she did wrong that doomed that flight when they left New Guiney. And then people wonder why she disappeared.

[@michaelgallagher3640]

A newspaper man & a politician can't of been such an awful person......?????

[@melissareid9676]

Amelia Earhart was a trailblazer, but she wasn’t a very good pilot. She needed more time in the Lockheed Electra and extra navigation training before this trip was undertaken.

[@neatstuff1988]

The right on both counts. A bad pilot and very unprepared. That gets a person Killed.

[@hughsmith7850]

Pffffft she married well

[@rsautos]

failed, like most women

[@enlightenedhummingbird4764]

Rude, like most men

[@maryhowland1286]

How would you know?

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

Not like you’re a winner yourself

[@neatstuff1988]

He killed her by forcing her into an impossible flight without mance or many

[@jesc8827]

You wouldn’t be alive without a woman. Maybe she should have aborted you though.