Harriet Quimby

One of the first women to fly, the fashionable Harriet Quimby (18751912) came of age in the fading years of a gilded era, determined to have more than the life of a farmer’s wife. Beautiful, intelligent, and forever seeking the next adventure when her life ended tragically at age thirty-seven, this extraordinary pioneer had accomplished what mostwomen or menonly dream about. Here is the remarkable story of Quimby’s groundbreaking work in aviation, photojournalism, fashion design, script writing, and advertising. As a celebrity journalist in New York, she was also a mouthpiece for women, minorities, and social justice issues. “I think I shall do something someday,” she once remarked. This recognition of her legacy is long overdue.[AuthorName]By Leslie Kerr[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Leslie Kerr has been a writer and editor for over twenty-five years and has led numerous writing workshops across the country and abroad. She is the owner of LKB Associates, an editorial consulting firm in Westport, Connecticut.
[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]9 color, 83 b/w[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Flying Fair Lady[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]9 color, 83 b/w[/ColorPattern]