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Every January, Zonta clubs throughout the world celebrate Amelia Earhart.
Zonta International was the only non-flying organization that Amelia Earhart joined in her short, intense life. She had been a member of the Zonta Club of New York, USA, since 1930 when she disappeared on July 2, 1937 while attempting to be the first pilot to circle the world by air at the equator. The following year, Zonta International vowed to honor her memory with a scholarship for women graduate students in engineering.
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Amelia Earhart - January Virtual Event
January 8, 2025, 7:00 PM
7:00 p.m. - Networking
7:15 p.m. - Club/Foundation Announcements
7:30 p.m. - Amelia Earhart Program
Speaker: Caroline (Siffy) Torkildson is a geographer, cartographer, and dark sky advocate. Her thesis project for her M.A. in Social Science was 'Annie Smith Peck: Pan-Americanist.' With her interest in Peck--a scholar, mountaineer and explorer--Siffy began a quest to visit places Peck had been a century later.
Peck was a friend of Amelia Earhart and they inspired each other despite the almost 50 year age difference. Siffy will give an overview of Peck's life and focus on her air trip around South America when Peck was 80 in 1930 to encourage tourism.
