Amelia Earhart is a legend in American feminism and the subject of a movie released this year. George Putnam had a hard time winning her hand having proposed six times before they were married on Feb 7, 1931. Earhart had some very liberal views on marriage as characterised by a letter she had hand-delivered to Putnam on that very day. A copy of the letter can be found here:
Within, Earhart attests to being very reluctant to marry. She refuses to hold George to what she termed "medieval codes of faithfulness" and seemed to encourage both of their lives, and love interests, would remain separate, and even eludes to marriage being a "cage". Clearly, Amelia was concerned over the implications concerning marriage and even asked for a provision in the marriage contract: "I must exact a cruel promise and that is you will let me go in a year if we find no happiness together."
Earhart was a prominent figure in an age of adventurers and she was probably very aware of the feminist message that she portrayed as a single woman. After her marriage, she even kept her own name - a fact mercilessly preyed upon by the press. Brave and honest, she didn't make compromises on what she wanted and specifically articulated her hope for mutual freedom, passions, and loves in their arrangement. Earhart wasn't afraid to take risks. The last line of the letter strikes me as the most honest and genuine:
"I will try to do my best in every way and give you that part of me you know and seem to want."
Amelia is, precisely - to me - what poly seems to be about.
s1m0n
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I'm really enjoying this series of posts you are doing. Thanks for the research and sharing.
Vol
poly AND flight?!
does it get any better?!
thank you!
I know this is an old post, but I just thought you might want to research Erwin Schrodinger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger
Fantastic physicist, interesting love life.
this post is out to Gillespie and Romeo brothers?
1.Could it be a jap plane since pearl harbor attacked?
Dec 7, 1941, Honolulu hI which near Howland island?
So could it be a attack Jap plane hit by USA in 1941?
Richard Gillespie found items of Amelia Earhart ?
2.freckle cream 3. part of plane 4.mirror/stuff?
Could papua New Guinea jungle men destroy plane?
Since jungle men enjoyed Michael Rockefeller ?
Possibly Earhart could of land on any island/oceans?
maybe even Gardner Nikumaroro which gillespie went?
Gardner island about 300 mi from Howland or islands?
Since been so long plane could floated bottom sea?
cyclones Hurricanes Surges Rise Sea Storms High tide flooding ?
Lloyd-Tony Romeo did Pc Drive have error with radarphotos?
If so could any errors affect the quality of radar photos?
Romeo brothers you are not sure but that's Earharts?
Could Romeo brothers use topic to get fame fortune ?
How many times have PPL claim to have found _ Earharts?
Earhart disappear July 3,1937 ppl heard her radio signal?
Why did search planes not find Earhart &stop search?i have doubts i am skeptical about Gillespie/romeo brothers?
stories can be Fact or stranger than fiction ?
1)could AE /Noonan land on any island pacific ocean ?
2)After land on island pacific ocean they live their awhile?
3)villagers/junglemen saw-smell smoke from campfire?
4)which led to __ investigate the island 4 campfire?
5)found AE/Noonan captured them &jail them cement walls?
6)interrogation -cruel injust treatment led to their statements?
7)Saipan under the command of the jap Asian Gov't ?
8)Saipan photo Amelia/Noonan verify proof it is them?
9)Saipan photo is it Amelia Earhart plane be tug by Ship?
10)in Saipan A E plane put in a Hanger /later buried in sea?
11)plane drop Sea bury it hide it coverup _part in it(near_)?
12)Gillespie Found untold things off Gardner isl (nikumaroro )?
13)Dna Dirt (mix bones) dogs found tested proven it is Ae/Noonan?
14)Gillespie Stuff is it guaranteed AE/Noonan or someone else?
15)people stranded on uninhabit island some rescued/some not?
16)Tony/floyd Romeo under the sea sonar deep sea vision image True?
17)who or what plane from which side of globe does belong to ?
18)if it AE plane then is Gillespie wrong about his piece metal plane?
19)how accurate deep sea sonar vision pix in Pc maybe errors?
20)TreasureHunter/FortuneHunters/KGC Treasures-mysteryGlyphs?
21)all search for $$$ Fame -fortune $$$thru luck maybe successful?
22)AE/Noonan Secrets Hidden to protect _ keep_ from _go to _ ?
23)Lambrecht/Navy planes flew 2high 2really see human on islands?
24)Saw signs of recent habitation, though no one had lived atoll since 1892?
25)So if Earhart plane is found does it tell what happened to Amelia ?
26)Gillespie collection stuff from Gardner island is proof its AE/Noonan?
27)woman claim be AE in USA was it hoax for fame fortune make book?
28)we would all like answers to mysteries even if blows our minds?
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