Edith Went Flying With Earhart

Amelia Earhart and Edith Roosevelt took off for Baltimore in 1933 from Washington, D.C. This is obviously one of the most interesting facts about Edith Roosevelt. A fascinating Edith Roosevelt fact is that, in 1993, the famed Amelia Earhart flew Edith Roosevelt from Washington to Baltimore. Earhart was a pioneer of American aviation and the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic. The First Lady gained a lot of experience through this voyage.

Edith was so extremely heartbroken when Earhart abruptly vanished. Roosevelt and Earhart, who had each applied for a student pilot's license, momentarily took over the controls of the Curtiss Condor used by Eastern Air Transport. The two had a deep affinity for global peace and women's movements.

Between 1909 and 1948, Edith visited more than thirty nations, including Italy to see her sister Emily, Asia by train with her son Kermit and his wife Belle, and Puerto Rico to visit her son Theodore Jr., who was the governor of that island at the time. During this time, Edith co-wrote the book "Cleared for Strange Ports," which included reflections on parenthood and the legacy she wished to leave. The "American Backlogs: The Story of Gertrude Tyler and Her Family," a genealogy of her mother's family, the Tylers, was another project for her to research and write.