Today is #AmeliaEarhartDay.
#AmeliaEarhart was born #OTD in 1897 in #Atchinson #Kansas.
In Feb of 1931, Earhart married her longtime beau, George Putnam. They had an unusual marriage for the day: She kept her surname and continued flying airplanes after marriage. (Women then were expected to give up their careers as soon as they got married, and live a demur lifestyle.) Just before the wedding, she gave Putnam a typed note explaining her philosophy of marriage, and what she wanted for their relationship in the future (pictured).
She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. She was 39 years old.
Some of her better-known quotes include:
"Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done."
"Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your #courage."
"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things."
A closer view of #AmeliaEarhart's pre-marital letter to George Putnam. [Complete transcription is in the AltText. Any hashtags here also apply to previous tweet in this mini-thread.]
"Dear GPP
There are some things which should be writ before we are married--things we have talked over before–most of them.
You must know again my reluctance to marry, my feeling that I shatter thereby chances in work which means most to me. I feel the move just now as foolish as anything I could do. I know there may be compensations but have no heart to look ahead.
On our life together I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any medieval code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly. If we can be honest I think the difficulties which arise may best be avoided should you or I become interested deeply (or inpassing) in anyone else.
Please let us not interfere...
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#AmeliaEarhart's pre-marital letter to George Putnam
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Transcipted ( also in #AltText )
" Dear GPP
There are some things which should be writ before we are married--things we have talked over before–most of them.
You must know again my reluctance to marry, my feeling that I shatter thereby chances in work which means most to me. I feel the move just now as foolish as anything I could do. I know there may be compensations but have no heart to look ahead.
On our life together I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any medieval code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly. If we can be honest I think the difficulties which arise may best be avoided should you or I become interested deeply (or inpassing) in anyone else.
Please let us not interfere with the others' work or play, nor let the world see our private joys or disagreements. In this connection I may have to keep some place where I can go to be myself, now and then, for I cannot guarantee to endure at all times the confinement of even an attractive cage.
I must exact a cruel promise and that is you will let me go in a year if we find no happiness together.
I will try to do my best in every way and give you that part of me you know and seem to want.
A.E. "
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