Harriet Quimby

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Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. Although Quimby flew for only one year and died at the age of 37 in a flying accident, she strongly influenced the role of women in aviation.

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