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E. Lilian Todd

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(1865-1937) American aviation pioneer

United StatesScientistsLived 1865 to 1937 · aged 72
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, and later New York City, was a self-taught inventor who grew up with a love for mechanical devices. The New York Times issue of November 28, 1909, identified her as the first woman in the world to design airplanes, which she started in 1906 or earlier. In 1910, her last design flew, test-piloted by Didier Masson.

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Emma Lilian Todd, originally from Washington, D.C., and later New York City, was a self-taught inventor who grew up with a love for mechanical devices. The New York Times issue of November 28, 1909, identified her as the first woman in the world to design airplanes, which she started in 1906 or earlier. In 1910, her last design flew, test-piloted by Didier Masson.

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United States
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Lived 1865 to 1937 · aged 72
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