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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago
#OnThisDay, 1 Aug 1911, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman licensed as a pilot in the US. She goes on to be the first woman to fly across the English Channel the following year.

https://carvehername.org.uk/bessie-coleman-and-other-early-american-aviators/

#WomenInHistory#OTD #History#WomensHistory#WomenPilots#Histodons

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Newspaper headline reading 'woman awarded aerial licence' and confirming Harriet's name and the date
Newspaper headline reading 'woman awarded aerial licence' and confirming Harriet's name and the date
Newspaper headline reading 'woman awarded aerial licence' and confirming Harriet's name and the date
Harriet Quimby about to cross the English channel. She is a white woman in a silk flying suit. Her plane consists of a chair welded to a frame and very little else.
Harriet Quimby about to cross the English channel. She is a white woman in a silk flying suit. Her plane consists of a chair welded to a frame and very little else.
Harriet Quimby about to cross the English channel. She is a white woman in a silk flying suit. Her plane consists of a chair welded to a frame and very little else.
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