A gifted journalist with a deep love of the theatre, Harriet Quimby first made a name for herself as a writer at Leslie's Illustrated Weekly. Since the Wright Brothers would not teach women to fly, Quimby convinced Alfred Moisant to teach her.

Although her career as a pilot lasted a mere 11 months, Harriet Quimby left an indelible mark on aviation history as both the first American woman to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to cross the English Channel. She earned her license in August, 1911, only 8 years after the Wright Brothers first flight. As she traveled, she took photographs for her stories as well as becoming one of the first female screenwriters, writing several film scripts for D.W. Griffith, which he made into films.

When this image was made in 1911, she was one of only five million American women working outside of the home.

MEDIUM: 1 photographic print.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1911.

From the George Grantham Bain Collection, housed in the Prints and Photographs Division

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