American Journalist Harriet Quimby was the first woman in America to be awarded a pilots license. an
American Journalist Harriet Quimby was the first woman in America to be awarded a pilots license. and on April 16th, 1912, was the first woman to fly the English Chanel.She was denied much of the glory of her achievement when 2 days later, the Titanic sank and dominated front page headlines.