She loved the freedom flying gave her and she traveled all over the United States and Mexico. Harriet became the first American woman to obtain a pilot’s license in 1911. John Moisant was a pilot and Harriet took flying lessons with John’s sister, Matilde. Harriet met the Moisant family who gave her an intro into the aviation world in 1910. She became interested in aviation after seeing some early airshows. As a journalist, she went all over reporting and looking for stories. Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) was a New York journalist and photographer.
