John Cairns wrote:

"Joe" wrote in message
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You sound jelious John,

I think Amelias success is to be measured not so much by the position
that she had reached in life as by the obstacles which she had to
overcome while trying to succeed.

Joe



I'm just one of those folks that doesn't automatically buy the party line.
The achievement that propelled her to the forefront was a publicity stunt,
she was chosen and promoted as "Lady Lindy" by a talented newspaper editor
on the heels of the enormous celebrity that attached itself to Lindbergh,
merely for being a passenger on a trans-Atlantic flight! Might envy wealth,
but never celebrity, and I'm never one to assume that celebrity is based on
merit or achievement. You have to remember that it was much easier to invent
and manage celebrity in the early 20th century than it is today, the stunt
that brought her into the limelight would have been considered laughable
today.


How about the first solo flight across the pacific?

Cheers