Mental Floss - Amelia Earhart, who was born on this day in 1897, inspired First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to apply for her very own piloting license and even took her out for
![L-R: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, his wife, pilot Amy Johnson, President Franklin Stock Photo - Alamy L-R: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, his wife, pilot Amy Johnson, President Franklin Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BTJJ2J/l-r-first-lady-eleanor-roosevelt-amelia-earhart-scottish-pilot-jim-BTJJ2J.jpg)
L-R: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, his wife, pilot Amy Johnson, President Franklin Stock Photo - Alamy
![Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt flying from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore | Pioneers of Flight Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt flying from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore | Pioneers of Flight](http://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/640/4974_640.jpg)
Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt flying from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore | Pioneers of Flight
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Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt flying from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore | Pioneers of Flight
![Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl](https://cdn.amightygirl.com/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/h/who_was_earhart.jpg)
Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl
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Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl
![Amelia Earhart arrives with Eleanor Roosevelt to address the National Geographic Society, 1935' Photographic Print - Harris & Ewing | Art.com Amelia Earhart arrives with Eleanor Roosevelt to address the National Geographic Society, 1935' Photographic Print - Harris & Ewing | Art.com](https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/amelia-earhart-arrives-with-eleanor-roosevelt-to-address-the-national-geographic-society-1935_u-l-q1by3oyiees3.jpg?artPerspective=n)
Amelia Earhart arrives with Eleanor Roosevelt to address the National Geographic Society, 1935' Photographic Print - Harris & Ewing | Art.com
![Eleanor Roosevelt, Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, Mary Anning, and Dolly Madison Vist LM | La Mariposa Pawprint Eleanor Roosevelt, Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, Mary Anning, and Dolly Madison Vist LM | La Mariposa Pawprint](https://lmpta.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/photo-copy-11.jpg)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, Mary Anning, and Dolly Madison Vist LM | La Mariposa Pawprint
![1935 photo of Amelia Earhart & Eleanor Roosevelt. "[Earhart] found time for projects." | First lady, Amelia earhart, Working woman 1935 photo of Amelia Earhart & Eleanor Roosevelt. "[Earhart] found time for projects." | First lady, Amelia earhart, Working woman](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b3/10/9d/b3109d57f1d6d7e83152f25cd7c4fd04.jpg)
1935 photo of Amelia Earhart & Eleanor Roosevelt. "[Earhart] found time for projects." | First lady, Amelia earhart, Working woman
![Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl](https://cdn.amightygirl.com/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/y/my_first_amelia_earhart.jpeg)
Pilots in Evening Gowns: When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Took to the Skies | A Mighty Girl
![IMPORTANT WOMEN. AMELIA EARHART, FAMOUS FLIER, LEFT, AND MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT PHOTOGRAPHED AS THEY APPROACHED THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WHERE THE CONQUORER OF THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC BY AIR ADDRESSED THE IMPORTANT WOMEN. AMELIA EARHART, FAMOUS FLIER, LEFT, AND MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT PHOTOGRAPHED AS THEY APPROACHED THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WHERE THE CONQUORER OF THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC BY AIR ADDRESSED THE](http://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/hec/47000/47081v.jpg)