If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform. — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
I was annoyed from the start by the attitude of doubt by the spectators that I would never really make the flight. This attitude… — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform. — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
The men flyers have given out the impression that aeroplaning is very perilous work, something that an ordinary mortal should not dream of attempting.… — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
There is no reason why the aeroplane should not open up a fruitful occupation for women. — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
I saw at once that I had only to rise in my machine, fix my eyes upon the castle, fly over it and speed… — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
Everyone asks me 'how it feels to fly.' It feels like riding in a high powered automobile, minus bumping over the rough roads, continually… — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
The aeroplane should open a fruitful occupation for women. I see no reason they cannot realize handsome incomes by carrying passengers between adjacent towns,… — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
