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Vinca

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24. That's amazing and something I never knew about before!

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2025, 12:04 PM

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In 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart left a White House dinner [View all] BootinUp May 2025 OP

Love it! Diamond_Dog May 2025 #1

Thank you! niyad May 2025 #2

A post about Badass Women in History BOSSHOG May 2025 #3

Wow, daring duo Shellback Squid May 2025 #4

"is this slightly misogynistic?" speak easy May 2025 #12

In what way could whathehell May 2025 #21

poster was probably thinking excessive praise for stopdiggin May 2025 #23

Hi stopdiggin.. whathehell May 2025 #32

agreed, on all counts stopdiggin May 2025 #33

maybe being condescending, I was a little tipsy when I posted but the story is amazing, especially for the time Shellback Squid May 2025 #35

Daring duette, maybe? calimary May 2025 #30

Fantastic! mountain grammy May 2025 #5

You go, ladies! This made my heart sing, and babylonsister May 2025 #6

And just a tad badass! BOSSHOG May 2025 #7

Cheers to badasses!! babylonsister May 2025 #8

Those two ladies had big smiles,... magicarpet May 2025 #9

If Earhart had lived... Javaman May 2025 #10

From the Smithsonian: They were passengers, but both took the controls briefly. highplainsdem May 2025 #11

Knr UTUSN May 2025 #13

And night flying in 1933 was no easy task compared to now Wednesdays May 2025 #14

Children's Book: Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride electric_blue68 May 2025 #15

Such a good book TNNurse May 2025 #18

Cool! electric_blue68 May 2025 #28

What a difference a century makes DFW May 2025 #16

Love it! SheltieLover May 2025 #17

Love it. Passages May 2025 #19

Wow! A great story about two powerful women. Martin68 May 2025 #20

Love it 😍😍. n/t iluvtennis May 2025 #22

That's amazing and something I never knew about before! Vinca May 2025 #24

Let's hear it for women. They are usually more fun than men. Be kind. There is a boomerang effect. twodogsbarking May 2025 #25

Mrs. Roosevelt was a Force of Nature. Snackshack May 2025 #26

Sweet wendyb-NC May 2025 #27

My kind of gals! calimary May 2025 #29

My Dad met them both once. NameAlreadyTaken May 2025 #31

Thanks for posting that! Kaleva May 2025 #36

They should make this into a movie SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #34