Harriet Quimby
1875 - 1912
Aviation; Journalism
Personal Information
Born: 1875
Died: 1912
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
unknown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Aviation; Journalism
Institution/Corporation: Armour Meat Packing Company; Bleriot Aircraft
Degrees & Memberships: member of Moisant International Aviators
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1991 appeared on 50 cent airmail stamp issused by USPS; 2004 Nationa Aviation Hall of Fame; 2012 Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame
Achievements: 1st American woman to earn a pilot's license 1911; 1st American woman to make a solo flight; 1st female pilot to fly across the English Channel 1912; spokeperson for Vin Fiz a division of Armour Meat Packing Company; wrote 5 screenplays which were turned into short films by D.W.Griffith; 1st journalist to use a typewriter
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