Person:Harriet Quimby (1)

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Harriet Quimby
b.11 May 1875 Arcadia, Manistee, Michigan, United States
d.1 Jul 1912 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 9 Oct 1859
  1. Harriet Quimby1875 - 1912
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Name Harriet Quimby
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][3] 11 May 1875 Arcadia, Manistee, Michigan, United States(near)
Census[4] 1900 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death[1][2] 1 Jul 1912 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States(near)
Burial[2] Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester, New York, United States
Reference Number? Q254352?
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harriet Quimby, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

    the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

    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 certificate, issued to her by the Aero Club of America.<ref></ref> In 1912, she became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Although Quimby lived only to the age of 37, she influenced the role of women in aviation.

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 4020 , in Find A Grave
    includes headstone photo, last accessed Dec 2022.
  3. ↑ [1], in Zimmeth, Mary, "Sky Queens".
  4. ↑ San Francisco, California, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 189, sheet 6B.
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