The first decades of the twentieth century brought a golden age of aviation. During the period, many pioneering women defied traditional female roles to become pilot. Amelia was the most famous of this group of aviatrixes, but Neta Snook, the woman who taught Amelia to fly, is often over looked.
Shook has been flying for four years, having made as a test pilot and a barnstormer, when she met Amelia in December 1920 at California’s Kinner Field, where Snook was a flight instructor.
Snook later described her first impression of Amelia Earhart: "I'll never forget the day she and her father came to the field. I liked her on sight" On January 3, 1921, Amelia Earhart took her first flying lesson with Snook. Already equipped with an impressive knowledge of aviation with an eagerness to fly.
Shook has been flying for four years, having made as a test pilot and a barnstormer, when she met Amelia in December 1920 at California’s Kinner Field, where Snook was a flight instructor.
Snook later described her first impression of Amelia Earhart: "I'll never forget the day she and her father came to the field. I liked her on sight" On January 3, 1921, Amelia Earhart took her first flying lesson with Snook. Already equipped with an impressive knowledge of aviation with an eagerness to fly.