The Daredevil Gal Pals Who Conquered the Sky
By Hadley Meares Matilde Moisant and Harriet Quimby were by all outward-bound appearances proper Edwardian ladies . But flavour can be deceiving . For one glorious year in the early 1900s , these pioneering aviatrix streak across the sky together , becoming interior Hero of Alexandria and media darlings — until tragedy ground them permanently . Harriet Quimby was the older of the two , though she would have deny it with her kick the bucket breathing place ....