Harriet Quimby
Pilot, Film writer
1875 – 1912
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Who was Harriet Quimby?
Harriet Quimby was an early American aviator and a movie screenwriter. In 1911, she was awarded a U.S. pilot's certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States. In 1912, she became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Although Quimby lived only to the age of thirty-seven, she had a major influence upon the role of women in aviation.
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- Born
- May 11, 1875
Arcadia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- New York City
- Died
- Jul 1, 1912
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on July 23, 2013
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