MAY 11: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Harriet Quimby

Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to become a licensed airplane pilot and first woman to fly across the English Channel, was born today in 1875.


Martha Graham

Martha Graham, a modern dance innovator and choreographer and first dancer to perform at the White House, was born today in 1894. She received the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction.


Ethel Weed

Ethel Weed, a military officer in the Women’s Army Corp., was born in 1906. She later promoted women’s rights and suffrage in Japan.