Title

Mrs. Phoebe Omlie and Mrs. Walter Fain, 1932 October 24

Creators

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Source Collection

Omlie, Phoebe Fairgrave collection, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis

Identifier

sc.0491.001_028.012

Description

Mrs. Phoebe Omlie, Memphis aviatrix, and Mrs. Walter Fain, leaving on a speaking tour on behalf of the Franklin Roosevelt presidency campagin, 1932 October 24. Image by Goodman Commercial Photographer, Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1932, Phoebe decides to campaign for Franklin D. Roosevelt and hits the campaign trail with Miss Memphis (aircraft). During the summer, Phoebe stumps in 16 different states logging more than 20,000 miles.

FDR rewarded her by appointing Phoebe as a special assistant for air intelligence of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. She was the first woman to hold a position of any consequence in any of the government's aviation bureaus.

Date Created

2023

Date

1932 October 24

Recommended Citation

"Mrs. Phoebe Omlie and Mrs. Walter Fain, 1932 October 24" (2023). Images. 8.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-phoebefomlie1/8