1805 - Sophia Blanchard takes 1st solo balloon flight., 1834 - 20 women in Europe are piloting their own balloons., 1893 - Bessie Coleman was born., Aug. 1, 1911 - Harriet Quimby passed pilot's test., 1912 - Quimby is 1st woman to fly across the English Channel., July 1912 - Quimby dies in flying accident., 1920 - Women's Suffarage Amendment passed., 1921 - Coleman went to France., June 15, 1921 - Coleman was 1st black woman to earn her wings., April 30, 1926 - Coleman dies in flying accident.,

Timeline: Women in Aviation

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