Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-09-17 | Page 1 | Woman is Given License to Fly

H II UU WOMAN IS GIVEN S I LICENSE TO FLY k Westbury. N. Y.. Sept. 17 The 5jF awarding of an aviator's license by ;5JSJ the Aero Club of America to Miss JfHS Bernetta Adams of Canton, O., calls 'SygjG attention to the fact that sho is now MJj&3 the only woman in this country hold- -P,1ro Jas Lbls hn01'- The license was yaJ awarded for a series of flights on the 9H' motordrome here. In one of which sho jjtfjgj1 attained a speed of CO miles an hour isirW and reached a height of 1,600 feet. jlPV On August 1, 1911, Miss Harriet .jfljjsf Qui in by obtained the first woman plenty pl-enty lot's license ln this countrv and nine ''I days later Miss Matilda Moisant got &m her license. Miss Quimby was killed i'jngl ht Boston and Miss Moisant has aban-iVsw aban-iVsw dbned flying and given up her license.