justme +FollowOn April 20, 1933, Amelia Earhart and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt famously traded a formal White House dinner for a night in the clouds. Still dressed in their elegant evening gowns, the two women slipped away from the event and boarded an Eastern Air Transport Curtis Condor at Washington Hoover Airport. The flight to Baltimore and back was a powerful public statement on the modernization of travel and women’s independence, occurring just months after Earhart had become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The friendship between these two icons extended well beyond this single flight, as Earhart actually gave Roosevelt flying lessons. The First Lady was inspired enough to apply for her own student pilot's permit, though she ultimately never completed her license due to the President's concerns for her safety. This evening excursion, which was documented by press photographers, solidified their bond as pioneers and served as a landmark moment in aviation history. #aviation #womenpilot60Share
