caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
quimby circa 1912 1 july 1912 squantum , massachusetts , u.s. arcadia , michigan , u.s. 11 may 1875 harriet quimby 054.png harriet quimby
 harriet quimby writer , aviator
harriet quimby

harriet quimby -lrb- may 11 , 1875 -- july 1 , 1912 -rrb- was an early american aviator and a movie screenwriter .
in 1911 , she was awarded a u.s. pilot 's certificate by the aero club of america , becoming the first woman to gain a pilot 's license in the united states .
in 1912 , she became the first woman to fly across the english channel .
although quimby lived only to the age of thirty-seven , she had a major influence upon the role of women in aviation .
