Amelia Earhart and Wilmer Stultz in the "Friendship" with George Putnam, before the Transatlantic Flight, June 8, 1928

In 1928, when publisher-publicist George Putnam searched for a female pilot eager to be the first to fly the Atlantic, he found Amelia Earhart. The two developed a close working relationship. Putnam promoted Earhart at every chance, and Earhart used her promotional earnings to finance further flights. In time, their professional relationship became romantic and the two married in 1931.