Ms Harriet Quimby (1875 – 1912) was the 1st women in the USA to gain a pilot’s license, & the 1st women to fly solo across the English Channel. She was a beautiful, high-profile feminist, journalist & playwright, & a powerful advocate for aviation & for women in aviation. She died tragically in her Bleriot XI monoplane at an airshow. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
I recently bought a book by Sally Smith called “Magnificent women and Flying Machines”. It is all about women in Britain from 1785 through to the 1990’s. Interesting anecdotes like the first person to go in a balloon in Britain in 1785 was a woman, to the first woman to get a pilots licence - Hilda Hewlett in 1911, the first British woman to go to space in 1991 Helen Sharman, 1st British lady to fly a jet in 1944 Veronica Volkerz - and many more.
I suspect there are many more women in American aviation that need a mention and probably all over the world.