A letter written from pilot (and all-around American heroine) Amelia Earhart to The New York Times has recently been making the rounds on Twitter. The correspondence, dated June 28, 1932, was directed to the publisher of the Times, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and detailed a particular gripe of Earhart’s with the paper.
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“May I make a request of the Times through you?” her letter opens. “Despite the mild expression of my wishes, and those of G.P.P. [her husband, George P. Putnam], I am constantly referred to as ‘Mrs. Putnam’ when the Times mentions me in its columns.” Just a month earlier, Earhart had made history after becoming the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo.
“I believe flyers should be permitted the same privileges as writers or actresses,” Earhart added, going on to thank Sulzberger’s wife for a bouquet of orchids. Only a few weeks after she wrote her letter, the Times published an article with the headline, “Miss Earhart Sets Mark From Coast.” Show em’ how it’s done, Amelia.