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Susan Catherine Koerner Wright (April 30, 1831 – July 4, 1889) was the mother of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright, suffragettist Katharine Wright Haskell, and wife of bishop Milton Wright. She gave birth to seven children, and fostered in them an interest in carpentry and mechanics with her deep skills in those areas.
Katharine Wright Haskell (August 19, 1874 – March 3, 1929) was an American teacher, suffragist, and the younger sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.She worked closely with her brothers, managing their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio when they were away; acting as their right-hand woman and general factotum in Europe; assisting with their correspondence and business affairs ...
Wilbur died, at age 45, at the Wright family home on May 30. [2] His father wrote about Wilbur in his diary: "A short life, full of consequences. An unfailing intellect, imperturbable temper, great self-reliance and as great modesty, seeing the right clearly, pursuing it steadfastly, he lived and died."
Wilbur Wright College, formerly known as Wright Junior College, [2] is a public community college in Chicago. Part of the City Colleges of Chicago system, it offers two-year associate's degrees , as well as occupational training in IT, manufacturing, medical, cyber tech, and business fields.
Bishop Wright continued to advance in the church hierarchy. In 1878, he assumed responsibility for the Western conferences of the church and moved his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Westfield College in Illinois, gave him the degree of D.D. in 1878. He traveled widely on church business, but always sent back many letters and often brought ...
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Edith Ogilby Berg (born c.1868 - 1949) was the first American woman passenger on a controlled airplane flight, flown by Wilbur Wright in September 1908 and is considered a key influence in the hobble skirt as a fashion trend. For some years she was married to Hart O. Berg, who represented the Wright Brothers' business interests in Europe.
The Weiller family also had interests in German Alsace. [30] Astra triplane in 1911. In 1908 Weiller created a prize of $10,000 for the first person to achieve flight in France. [3] By June 1908 the recent flights of Henri Farman and Léon Delagrange had reduced Weiller's confidence in the Wrights. Wilbur Wright wrote that he was "about scared ...