communicated her daily progress via the Internet to children in nearly 200,000 classrooms worldwide. The website was accessed about 30 million times in months. Finch used a laptop in the cockpit of the Electra to relay details of her journey and answer schoolchildren's emails. After the flight After finishing the historic flight, Finch said to the spectators and media at Oakland International Airport: She appeared at aviation-related events, schools, businesses, museums, and children's programs to encourage others to dream and make a big difference in the world. The Museum of Flight in Seattle acquired the Electra. Finch was honored by the Gathering of Eagles Program in 1999. Personal life Finch's three marriages ended in divorce. After her first marriage, she worked as a bookkeeper and manager before marrying for a second time. Finch returned to San Antonio and had her second child, a son named Leslie. Her third marriage, in 1983 to businessman Delos Finch, lasted for ten years. Finch has three children: Julie and Leslie (born in about 1969 and 1976), and a granddaughter (born about 1995) whom she adopted. She lived in San Antonio, where she owned a farm and cattle ranch near Mason, Texas. See also Ann Pellegreno, in 1967, completed a world flight by flying a plane similar to Earhart's plane. Notes References Citations Sources 1951 births Living people Aviators from Texas Businesspeople from North Carolina Businesspeople from San Antonio American women aviators Amelia Earhart