
Katharine Wright
1874 CE – 1929 CE
Katharine Wright Haskell (née Wright; August 19, 1874 – March 3, 1929) was an American teacher, suffragist, and the younger sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. She pursued a professional career as a high school teacher in Dayton, Ohio and also managed her brothers' bicycle shop during their trips to Kitty Hawk. She acted as their right-hand woman and aide when the brothers demonstrated their airplanes in Europe, assisting with their correspondence, business affairs, and interactions with royals and captains of industry; she became an international celebrity along with them.
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Born · 1874 CE
1903 CEFirst Flight Wright BrothersThe Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation…
Died · 1929 CE
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