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2. www.famousscientists.org › harriet-quimbyHarriet Quimby - Biography, Facts and Pictures

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   Both Quimby and Willard fell and died at Dorchester Bay. Ironically the aircraft landed with little damage. Quimby died aged 37 years. Harriet Quimby was a famous American female aviator whose career as a pilot did not last long but was undeniably heroic. She was the first American lady to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to fly ...

3. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › first-female-pilotThe Daredevil Gal Pals Who Conquered the Sky - Atlas Obscura

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   Oct 12, 2015 · Harriet Quimby was the older of the two, though she would have denied it with her dying breath. ... She wrote several produced screenplays for Biograph Pictures. On November 1 st, Harriet and ...

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4. www.npr.org › 2014/04/20 › 305162868Remembering Harriet Quimby, A Daring Female Pilot : NPR

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   Remembering Harriet Quimby, A Daring Female Pilot Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to get a pilot's license. It was 1910; women could not even vote, but Quimby wanted to see the world.

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   How old was Harriet Quimby when she died?

   • Quimby died aged 37 years. Harriet Quimby was a famous American female aviator whose career as a pilot did not last long but was undeniably heroic. She was the first American lady to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She was also a movie screenwriter.

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   Who is Harriet Quimby?

   • Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to get a pilot's license. It was 1910; women could not even vote, but Quimby wanted to see the world. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now for a story about another kind of traveler. This one from Nate DiMeo who tell stories from America's past on his podcast "The Memory Palace."

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   What role did Harriet Quimby play in aviation?

   • She was the first American lady to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She was also a movie screenwriter. Even though she died very young, Harriet played a key influence upon the role of women in aviation. Harriet Quimby was born in Arcadia, Michigan on May 1, 1875.

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   Who were Harriet Quimby parents?

   • Harriet Quimby was born in Arcadia, Michigan on May 1, 1875. Her parents, William and Ursula were wealthy and educated her in America. Her only sibling was her older sister Kittie, while there were others before them who did not survive childhood and died due to various diseases.

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6. airandspace.si.edu › multimedia-gallery › nasm-9aHarriet Quimby - National Air and Space Museum

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   Despite a very short career, Harriet Quimby remains one of the most popular women aviators. Quimby was the first American woman to earn a pilot's license and the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. Quimby was born in Michigan and eventually moved to California with her family. In 1902 she took a job as a writer for the Dramatic ...

7. www.thoughtco.com › harriet-quimby-biography-3528462Harriet Quimby - First Woman Licensed Pilot in the US - ThoughtCo

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   First American Woman to Earn a Pilot's License. On August 1, 1911, Harriet Quimby passed her pilot's test and was awarded license #37 from Aero Club of America, part of the International Aeronautic Federation, which granted international pilot's licenses. Quimby was the second woman in the world to be licensed; the Baroness de la Roche had been ...

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9. www.theatlantic.com › national › archiveThe Glamorous, Adrenaline-Fueled Life of Harriet Quimby

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   Apr 25, 2012 · Tragically, 11 months to the day after she achieved her flying license, Quimby was killed at an air show near Boston. She was bringing her white monoplane in for a landing and had descended to ...

10. nationalaviation.org › enshrinee › harriet-quimbyHarriet Quimby | National Aviation Hall of Fame

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    Harriet Quimby. Pilot, Record Setter, & Promotor. Born: May 11, 1875 in Michigan. Death: July 1, 1912. Enshrined: 2004. Made a name for herself as one of California’s premiere newspaperwomen and traveled to Los Angeles to cover the first air meet ever held in the U.S.. In October 1910, she accepted an assignment to cover New York’s Belmont ...