Flying solo above the vast Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart was the epitome of gender empowerment. Her legacy lies in her aviation career, a profession that was a traditionally masculine pursuit – a tradition that Amelia defied. Instead, she became the sixteenth woman to ever get a plane license in 1921 and was the first woman to fly solo in 1932 from Canada to Northern Ireland. Although her career ended suddenly at the age of 39 in a mysterious tragedy while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, her achievements are to be applauded. From a young age, she rebelled against the stereotypes of girls as she refused to play with dolls and instead collected insects and climbed trees. She was eager for adventure and nothing stopped her from achieving her dreams.
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Character: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States
On the Role: What really appealed to MacLachlan when considering the role was the depth of the characters, not just the plot. The story appealed to me because I felt it was about the humans, about the people, MacLachlan said. The war is going on and there is all this strife and the drama of that, but it’s really about how the people deal with that and you are able to watch, as Sofia [Helin] said, a woman come into her own because of necessity.
Today in Music History - April 9
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Today in Music History for April 9:
In 1932, rock n roll pioneer Carl Perkins was born in Jackson, Tenn. He wrote Blue Suede Shoes, which went to No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 1 on the country chart in 1956. Perkins nearly died in a car accident in March of 56, and never had a similar hit. Perkins died in Nashville on Jan. 19, 1998, following three strokes.
In 1939, about 75,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to hear black contralto Marian Anderson perform after she was denied use of a Washington hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt quit the D.A.R. over the incident.
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