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SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN AIR AND SPACE NUMBER 2
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United States Women in Aviation through World War One
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by Claudia M Oakes
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Of all the U S
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women who took part in aviation in those early years, five gained significant fame The names Harriet Quimby, Matilde Moisant, Katherine and Marjorie Stinson, and Ruth Law are legendary in aviation history
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These women, perhaps more than any others, made a place for women in aviation They showed that women were serious about flying as a career and were not in it just for the novelty or the fun of it
