Opinion
Opinion

The Spirit of a Pioneering Pilot

The story of Harriet Quimby (1875–1912).
The Spirit of a Pioneering Pilot
Harriet Quimby in her Bleriot monoplane, 1911. Library of Congress, Public Domain
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The best-known female aviator (“aviatrix” in the parlance of bygone years) is undoubtedly Amelia Earhart. A record-setting pilot and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, she is assumed to have died in 1937 in the Pacific while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.

Lawrence W. Reed
Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
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