Amelia earhart: Who was she? By

During this period, her grandmother's inheritance, which was now administered by her mother, continued to be depleted until it was wiped out after following a disastrous investment in a failed gypsum mine. As a result, with no immediate prospects for recouping her investment in flying, Earhart had to sell the "Canary" as well as a second Kinner, the proceeds from which she used to buy a yellow Kissel "Speedster" automobile, which she promptly nicknamed the "Yellow Peril." Earhart also experienced a recurrence of her old sinus problem as her pain worsened; she was hospitalized in 1924 for another sinus operation, which was again unsuccessful. After trying her hand at a number of unusual ventures including setting up a photography company, Earhart set out in a new direction. Following her parents' divorce in 1924, she drove her mother in the "Yellow Peril" on a transcontinental trip from California with stops throughout the West and even a jaunt up to Calgary, Alberta. The meandering tour eventually brought the pair to Boston, Massachusetts where Earhart underwent yet another sinus procedure, this operation being more successful. After recuperation, she returned for several months to Columbia University but was forced to abandon her studies because her mother couldn’t afford the costs anymore. Eventually, she found employment first as a teacher, then as a social worker in 1925 at Denison House, setting up residence in Medford, Massachusetts.

Boston, MA, 1926