23+ Facts You Probably Don’t Know About Amelia Earhart

She Didn’t Grow Up Rich

Amelia Earhart's birthplace
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As a child, she saw her father struggle with alcoholism and an inability to maintain an adequate job. Her parents almost divorced, seeing her mother move Amelia and her sister to Chicago, although the couple later reconciled.

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