Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) was born in Michigan and made some major accomplishments for women before her unfortunate death in a monoplane accident.
She was the first women pilot in the USA being certified by the Aero Club of America.
She was the first women to fly across the English Channel. (A fact often overlooked due to it's coincidental timing with the sinking of the Titanic.)
She wrote the screenplays or the scenarios for 7 silent movies directed by D. W. Griffith. She even acted in one, herself.
When we talk about the lack of opportunities women have had in Hollywood, and show the statistical lack of equality the knee-jerk reply is to say "well Hollywood has been making movies for 100 years... so you know..." Obviously women couldn't be writing back then, right?
Wrong. If Harriet Quimby can do it in 1911, then don't accept that you can't 100 years later.
Wikipedia - Harriet Quimby
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