Great Women in Aviation #3 - Harriet Quimby

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 4,000 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Harriet Quimby’s life, but it discusses her involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.

One hundred years after her death in 1912, Harriet Quimby still remains an enigma. She lead a public life as a journalist, was the willing recipient of publicity as the first licensed female aviator in the United States in 1911, and yet her private life is shrouded in mystery.