Amelia Earhart (family name: Putnam-Earhart).US aviation pioneer and women's rights activist; on May 20/21; 1932 first woman to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic;Atchison (Kansas) 24. 7. 1897 - disappeared on July 2; 1937 over the Pacific and subsequently died; possibly on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro (former name Gardner Island).- Amelia Earhart's flight suit. -Around 1920.Leather; wool; plastic and metal.Manufacturer: Arnold; Constable & Company.Photo; around 2020.Washington; National Postal Museum.