The 1937 disappearance of aviation legend Amelia Earhart in a remote area of the Pacific as she attempted to circumnavigate the globe still inspires searches and theories about how her journey and life ended. In fact, the mysteries surrounding her fate often overshadows her accomplishments as a pilot and author. Who was this high-flying woman who lived as if she were invincible but understood she was anything but? Here, from historian Nancy Nahra, is her inspiring story.