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Former good article nomineeAmelia Earhart was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Citation needed found

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Hello,

I saw there was a citation needed for the sentence under education, "In 1909, when the family was reunited in Des Moines, the Earhart children were enrolled in public school for the first time and Amelia, 12, entered seventh grade."

I believe I found a good source that could be placed. I will link the pdf and citation below.

Legislative Services Agency. 2019. “Pieces of Iowa's Past.” Pieces of Iowa's Past. https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/TB/1037670.pdf. Gwynth Rae (talk) 19:24, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Hi, Gwynth Rae, good find! Not sure why it wasn't added before, but I've added it now. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 14:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Who Flew the plane when Amelia Earhart slept?

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Harry Manning was a pilot. Not just a navigator. I think it is reasonable to assume that she had to sleep on her world tour. If she slept, who flew the plane? Likely the other pilot in the plane, Harry Manning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.62.157.95 (talk) 00:37, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most relible sources state that the plan was for Earhart to fly the entire flight while Manning would navigate. If they deviated from this plan, any knowledge of it would have died with them, and likely the only way we would know is if their plane is found and Manning's remains are still strapped into the pilot's seat. We can't speculate on Wikipedia, we go by what the reliable sources say. - ZLEA T\C 00:47, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Of course she didn't fly 24 hours a day but sources don't mention shared flights so neither do we. Desertarun (talk) 08:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He has his own article at Harry Manning. But there appears to be a non-sequitur at the end of the "United States Lines" section of that article? Martinevans123 (talk) 08:26, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In reference 66 the text says that Amelia owned the Avro Avian. It does not say that she purchased it. This article says that Amelia purchased it and cites 66. Mary Heath may have given it to her or her husband may have. The references don't say. In the case of her sleep, there is no reference to say that she was capable of living without sleep. She slept and the plane flew itself since in the Harry Manning article Harry was not in the crash that killed Amelia. He died in 1974. That is very odd. Her story as told here is senseless. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.20.255.32 (talk) 02:46, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for pointing out the issue with the Avian, I've reworded it to state that she "acquired" the aircraft. I apologize for my mistake about Manning, I was confusing him with Fred Noonan. Regardless, we cannot speculate about Earhart's sleep schedule during her flights. If such speculation was noteworthy, there would no doubt be historians and experts discussing it and reliable sources covering them. - ZLEA T\C 03:01, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2024

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In the 'Early Flying Experiences' part of the 'Early Life' section, female pilot Neta Snook is referred to with 'he".

"For training, Snook used a crash-salvaged Curtiss JN-4 "Canuck" airplane >>he<< had restored for training."

It should be "she". Arianeyeong (talk) 08:45, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:52, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2024

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I'd like to add new music created in Amelia's honor (section In popular culture):

American artist and musician Laurie Anderson released album Amelia on August 30 2024, where she tells the story how Amelia Earhart attempted to fly around the world as a first woman.

source: https://laurieanderson.com/2024/06/26/amelia/ Michellinka (talk) 09:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a possible good addition, but I think some secondary source(s) would be needed to establish notability and to explain that the album is about Earhart. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:18, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done I agree with Martinevans, the fact that it exists doesn't mean it's important enough to include. If it's discussed in general sources about Amelia Earhart, that's a good indication that it's significant enough to Earhart to include. Otherwise it's just trivia. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:02, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see some similarities in work of both women. Actually I learned about existence of Amelia Earhart after I listened the album, which brought me here. I write to discussion, because the article is semi-protected and I can't edit it directly...
To the sources - The New York Times published article how Earhart inspired Anderson and describe the whole work behind the album: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/arts/music/laurie-anderson-amelia-earhart.html Michellinka (talk) 19:51, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Death

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Did she die of a crash? 2603:8080:E600:18CA:3019:5535:6173:C3D5 (talk) 18:04, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read the article? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:10, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ameila Earhart known for

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Amelia Earhart was the 1st person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean 2603:9001:2900:7380:C481:BB5C:EF0D:21AE (talk) 19:40, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong. Binksternet (talk) 19:51, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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