Both aviators shared a tall, slender build and similar facial features, leading the press to compare her to the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Sold exclusively at Macy's and Marshall Field's, her practical and moderately priced clothing line was created solely to finance her expensive aviation ambitions.

Founded in 1929 to advance women in aviation, the group was named for its original 99 charter members, with Earhart serving as its first elected president.

She purchased the bright yellow Kinner Airster biplane in 1921 and used it to set her very first women's altitude record of 14,000 feet.