You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: AUTHORS 
Clue: A new theory says this author died of rabies, not alcoholism or drug abuse, October 7, 1849

Answer: edgar allan poe


Question: Category: WOMEN IN HISTORY 
Clue: Arrested for voting in 1872 election, she died 14 years before the 19th Amendment

Answer: susan b. anthony


Question: Category: DEADLY FIRSTS 
Clue: The first man to die as the result of one of these accidents was Lt. Thomas Selfridge on Sept. 17, 1908

Answer:
an airplane crash