"It took Amelia Earhart less than a full day to cross the Atlantic solo, breaking records, a glass ceiling (made of clouds) and inspiring many, but nearly a century later a plaque went up honoring her work and time in Greenwich Village. Village Preservation on October 27 unveiled a plaque honoring pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart at Greenwich House, where she once lived and worked."
"The plaque honors the famed female aviator or aviatrix who lived from 1897 to 1937 and was as a social worker at Greenwich House from 1927 to 1929. In a city where the past is more honored in books than buildings, the plaque remembers her as an aviator whose advocacy and accomplishments helped break down gender barriers in aviation. And it cites her record-setting solo trans-Atlantic flight and attempt to circumnavigate the globe that turned her into a cultural icon and inspired generations."
Village Preservation unveiled a plaque on October 27 at Greenwich House honoring Amelia Earhart, who lived and worked there and served as a social worker from 1927 to 1929. Earhart completed a record-setting solo trans-Atlantic flight and later attempted to circumnavigate the globe, achievements that elevated her to cultural icon status. The plaque recognizes her advocacy and accomplishments that helped break gender barriers in aviation and commemorates her life, work, and long association with New York City. The installation is the 27th plaque in a program marking homes of notable local and national figures and historic sites in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo.
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