The Tuskegee Airmen began flying in 1941, and Mrs. Roosevelt visited the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama that year. During her visit, she flew with chief civilian instructor C. Alfred Chief Anderson, and that event was very widely reported on and perhaps more influentially, photographed. Eleanor never gave up on a photo op that would have some real impact. There was a personal reason that she followed aviation so closely. One of the four Roosevelt sons, Elliot, was a pilot
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:07
I could be getting all this wrong, but I read it and I loved it. And my hebrew name is Beryl. And I just was really excited to find out about Beryl, so I'd love that. This is a request for Aswell about Bell Markham. If I'm saying her name wrong, please let me know. But I look forward to hearing as well about. She was like. She flew across Africa, I think, in a prop plane
Kim Sheeter
@WilderBlue · 0:52
And she captures that really beautifully. So thank you for putting that back on my to do list. And there are some very intriguing women in aviation, and maybe we'll get around to more of them. Again, thanks so much. Bye
Thank you for sharing this story about Eleanor Roosevelt. I like to hear those historical stories about all of the women who have set their lives in action to be leaders in our country and elsewhere in the world. Deborah Weller, storyteller