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Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
1912-06-25 1984-12-03 Virginia Proctor Powell Florence: American historian 1897-10-01 1991 Vivian G. Harsh: American librarian: archivist, creator of the Vivian G. Harsh Collection of African American History at the Chicago Public Library 1890-05-27 1960-08-17 Wenche Blomberg: Norwegian children's writer 1943-06-23 2023-10-27 Wilhelmina ...
Virginia Louise Sorensen (née Eggertsen; February 17, 1912 – December 24, 1991), also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was an American regionalist writer. Her role in Utah and Mormon literature places her within the "lost generation" of Mormon writers. She was awarded the 1957 Newbery Medal for her children's novel, Miracles on Maple Hill.
This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth.These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art, performance art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old.
This is a list of women's magazines from around the world. ... Savvy (1977–1991, US; called Savvy Woman 1987–1991) Sekar (2009–2013, Indonesia)
Women from all professions and from church also came to purchase hats from Reeves. She made trips to New York City and Paris to procure materials for her specialty, custom-made hats. [1] In 1953 Reeves opened a second shop near other successful businesses at 41 North 60th Street. She continued to create hats until 1997, when she was 85 years ...
Ann Gregory (July 25, 1912 – February 5, 1990) was an African-American amateur golfer. [1] Black newspapers had called her "The Queen of Negro Women's Golf." [2] As stated in Arthur Ashe's book, Hard Road to Glory, many observers called Gregory the best African-American female golfer of the 20th century.