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Citation needed found

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. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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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

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

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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Update URL for reference/citation #2

Updated URL - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-amelia-earhart-still-fascinates Gaurangsaini (talk) 17:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tagebuch Eintrag Erhard

Während des Fluges schrieb Erhard Tagebuch 2001:9E8:FB5B:D700:4100:686E:76C6:ABB3 (talk) 12:42, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So you mean "During the flight Erhard wrote a diary"? Which flight was that? What changes are you suggesting? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:51, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]