# Harriet Quimby (@harriet-quimby)

Harriet Quimby was a journalist and aviator who became the first American woman to receive a pilot license.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Harriet Quimby's public record._

## Topics

- [English Channel](/@harriet-quimby/english-channel.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Pilot license](/@harriet-quimby/license.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Writing and legacy](/@harriet-quimby/writing-and-legacy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/harriet-quimby
- blog: https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/quimby-harriet/
- blog: https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/harriet-quimby/

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "harriet-quimby", "question": "…"}`.