Amelia Earhart had an open marriage

bbarnsworth · 11-03-2009, 03:53 PM

With the movie "Amelia" coming out, I grew more curious of the history of this ground breaking woman. Turns out, she had an open marriage with her husband.

From a letter to her husband the day of her marriage.

I didn't know if this was news to this forum or not. I tried searching for it, but couldn't find it. Enjoy.

ncmd_couple · 11-03-2009, 05:57 PM

Very interesting, thanks for posting it!

S

**LFM2** · 11-03-2009, 06:41 PM

I like the way she worded that to her husband. Is that close to being barbaric?

**fun4Ds** · 11-03-2009, 07:28 PM

I havent heard of this although I'm glad you posted it.

Its always hard to take a line from something and not see the whole context.

Ill be looking at the university, I'd like to see the whole letter.

SecretAsianMan · 11-03-2009, 07:42 PM

Y'know ... the strangest part of this to me is, I had always heard that Amelia was gay. I'm actually more shocked to learn she wasn't (or at least, not exclusively into other women) and that she was married.

**shrug** ...just goes to show that ya really can learn something new every day

bbarnsworth · 11-04-2009, 09:46 AM

I don't know if she was bi or not, but I seriously doubt she was strictly lesbian. She referred to her marriage as a partnership, and by what's been shown apparently had an open marriage. But, she carried on a long, intimate relationship with a man prior to her husband, and she was engaged to this other man too.

She was an amazing woman, and her legacy is very inspiring. It's a bit sad that people focus so strongly on her disappearance, to the exclusion of who she really was, and the life she lived.

Well behaved women rarely make history.

Amelia was anything but well behaved.

wpafuncpl · 11-04-2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fun4Ds

Its always hard to take a line from something and not see the whole context.

Ill be looking at the university, I'd like to see the whole letter.

Here you go....

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/image...rt.prenup.jpeg

ncmd_couple · 11-04-2009, 11:08 AM

Considering the time period, if she was Bi or a lesbian, it was not unusual to get married so that one "conformed" to society's norms.

S

Chicup · 11-04-2009, 12:09 PM

Oddly I assumed this just reading her bio years ago. Her life just didn't add up.

She was also a crappy pilot and goes to show you what hype does over substance

bbarnsworth · 11-04-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncmd_couple

Considering the time period, if she was Bi or a lesbian, it was not unusual to get married so that one "conformed" to society's norms.

S

I seriously doubt she would get married to conform to anyone's ideal. Her life was much the opposite of that.

TheLorax · 11-04-2009, 01:43 PM

She was a very good self-promoter. The rest of her lifestyle is not inconsistent with that quality. I did a HS paper on her and learned a lot about her that was not in the "official" stories. Like many socially pioneering women of that era, the biographies that came out after her death either glossed over the "uncomfortable" and "illegal" (for that era) details.

Regardless of her shameless self-promotion and dubious flying abilities, I admire and respect her for her examples of nonconformity. I think she would have been someone I would have liked to have known.

Chicup · 11-04-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLorax

She was a very good self-promoter. The rest of her lifestyle is not inconsistent with that quality. I did a HS paper on her and learned a lot about her that was not in the "official" stories. Like many socially pioneering women of that era, the biographies that came out after her death either glossed over the "uncomfortable" and "illegal" (for that era) details.

Regardless of her shameless self-promotion and dubious flying abilities, I admire and respect her for her examples of nonconformity. I think she would have been someone I would have liked to have known.

Know sure, fly with? Not so much

torgan · 11-11-2009, 04:44 PM

Many couples in that era had open relationships. Ernest Hemingway not only indulged his interests, but became friends with his last wife's lovers.

**fun4Ds** · 11-12-2009, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpafuncpl

Here you go....

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/image...rt.prenup.jpeg

Thank you, wpafuncpl.

I'm trying to rap my mind around this letter, as if it were written to me....

Mr.Essex · 12-03-2009, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicup

Oddly I assumed this just reading her bio years ago. Her life just didn't add up.

She was also a crappy pilot and goes to show you what hype does over substance

"Crappy" she may have been, but I wouldn't have set foot behind the rudder of a 30's plane for all of the gold in Fort Knox. That takes a pair far larger than mine...

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bbarnsworth Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,870 Location: South Central Indiana Status: Couple	Amelia Earhart had an open marriage With the movie "Amelia" coming out, I grew more curious of the history of this ground breaking woman. Turns out, she had an open marriage with her husband. From a letter to her husband the day of her marriage. I didn't know if this was news to this forum or not. I tried searching for it, but couldn't find it. Enjoy.

11-03-2009, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
ncmd_couple Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,252 Location: North Carolina Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:ncmd_couple	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage Very interesting, thanks for posting it! S
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fun4Ds Julie's Helper Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,487 Location: Behind door #2 Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:mrmrsfun	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage I havent heard of this although I'm glad you posted it. Its always hard to take a line from something and not see the whole context. Ill be looking at the university, I'd like to see the whole letter.
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SecretAsianMan Tastes Great Less Filling Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,467 Location: Los Angeles Status: Single Male Swing Lifestyle Name:Secret_Asian_Man	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage Y'know ... the strangest part of this to me is, I had always heard that Amelia was gay. I'm actually more shocked to learn she wasn't (or at least, not exclusively into other women) and that she was married. shrug ...just goes to show that ya really can learn something new every day
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11-04-2009, 09:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
bbarnsworth Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,870 Location: South Central Indiana Status: Couple	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage I don't know if she was bi or not, but I seriously doubt she was strictly lesbian. She referred to her marriage as a partnership, and by what's been shown apparently had an open marriage. But, she carried on a long, intimate relationship with a man prior to her husband, and she was engaged to this other man too. She was an amazing woman, and her legacy is very inspiring. It's a bit sad that people focus so strongly on her disappearance, to the exclusion of who she really was, and the life she lived. Well behaved women rarely make history. Amelia was anything but well behaved.

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ncmd_couple Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,252 Location: North Carolina Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:ncmd_couple	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage Considering the time period, if she was Bi or a lesbian, it was not unusual to get married so that one "conformed" to society's norms. S
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Chicup Not a potential *** Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,093 Location: Under the bed Status: Tired	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage Oddly I assumed this just reading her bio years ago. Her life just didn't add up. She was also a crappy pilot and goes to show you what hype does over substance

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TheLorax Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 191 Location: Bedford, Indiana Status: Triad	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage She was a very good self-promoter. The rest of her lifestyle is not inconsistent with that quality. I did a HS paper on her and learned a lot about her that was not in the "official" stories. Like many socially pioneering women of that era, the biographies that came out after her death either glossed over the "uncomfortable" and "illegal" (for that era) details. Regardless of her shameless self-promotion and dubious flying abilities, I admire and respect her for her examples of nonconformity. I think she would have been someone I would have liked to have known.

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torgan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Location: North Carolina Status: Couple	Re: Amelia Earhart had an open marriage Many couples in that era had open relationships. Ernest Hemingway not only indulged his interests, but became friends with his last wife's lovers.

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