Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. On May 20-21, 1932, she made her historic flight from Newfoundland, Canada, to Ireland, covering approximately 2,026 miles in about 15 hours. This achievement made her an international hero and a symbol of women’s empowerment and independence during a time when aviation was male-dominated. Earhart's success helped inspire other women to break barriers in various fields, and she continued to advocate for female participation in aviation throughout her life. Her subsequent disappearance during an attempted circumnavigation of the globe in 1937 remains one of history's greatest mysteries.