Grace Muriel Earhart Morrissey

Muriel Earhart Morrissey (December 29, 1899 – March 2, 1998), the younger sister of aviator Amelia Earhart, was a high school teacher, author, and activist. After her sister disappeared on a flight across the Pacific in 1937, Earhart spent decades biographing Amelia's life and managing her legacy. Earhart also taught at the high schools in the Boston suburbs of Medford and Belmont, and she remained an active member of the Medford community until her death.

Personal life Grace Muriel Earhart was born in Kansas City on December 29, 1899, two years after her sister Amelia, to parents Edwin and Amy Earhart. The sisters had a turbulent childhood, filled with trips back and forth between their grandparents’ house in Atchison, Kansas and their parents’ home in Kansas City. Earhart's father was an alcoholic. and received a degree from Radcliffe College in 1960 per the Harvard University alumni database.

Additionally, she studied at Saint Margaret's School in Toronto, where in 1917 she was visited by Amelia who decided to stay to help with the war effort, and got a job at the Spadina Military Hospital. While in Toronto, Amelia and Muriel were surrounded by pilots, as the city was "the undeclared capital of flying in the British Empire." It has been said that Amelia fell in love with flying. "The interest aroused in me in Toronto led me to all the air circuses in the vicinity," Amelia once told reporters. She corresponded with museums, aviation clubs, the U.S. Air Force, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Earhart wrote two books about her sister: Courage is the Price and Amelia, My Courageous Sister. The last known 1935 Lockheed Electra L-10E — the type of plane Amelia flew in 1937 — is named after Muriel Earhart.

Other work In addition to writing about her sister, Muriel Earhart wrote a biography of her husband detailing his experiences during World War I. The biography is titled The Quest of A Prince of Mystic: Henry Albert Morrissey "The Chief". She also wrote poetry.