The two women grew close and discussed not only aviation but also philosophical matters.

Already equipped with an impressive knowledge of aviation and an eagerness to fly, Earhart became Snook s most famous student. 1 On January 3, 1921, Earhart took her first flying lesson with Snook. Snook later described her first impression of Earhart: I ll never forget the day she and her father came to the field.

Snook had been flying for four years, having made a living as a test pilot and a barnstormer, when she met Earhart in December 1920 at California s Kinner Field, where Snook was a flight instructor. Amelia Earhart is the most famous of this group of aviatrixes, but Neta Snook, the woman who taught Earhart how to fly, is often overlooked. During this exciting period, many pioneering women defied traditional female roles to become pilots. Neta Snook with plane, ca (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The first decades of the twentieth century brought a golden age of aviation. 1 Amelia Earhart to Her Former Flight Instructor, Neta Snook, 1929 Amelia Earhart to Her Former Flight Instructor Neta Snook, 1929 This text is provided courtesy of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

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