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4. In what ways were Harriet Quimby and Bessie Coleman most alike? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Answer 1

I can’t quote your passage word-for-word without seeing it, but here’s a clear, short comparison you can adapt and cite from your text.

Ways they were most alike
- Both were pioneering women pilots who broke barriers in aviation. (Quimby: first American woman to earn a pilot’s license and first woman to fly the English Channel; Coleman: first African American and Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license.)
- Both trained and flew at a time when most flight schools and the public expected aviation to be a male field, so each challenged social expectations about gender (and in Coleman’s case, race) in aviation.
- Both used public flying (airshows, demonstrations, high-profile flights) to gain recognition and to inspire others.
- Both died as a result of airplane accidents, showing the risks early pilots faced.

How to cite from your text
- For each point above, find the sentence in your passage that gives the factual claim (for example, “Quimby earned her pilot’s license in 1911” or “Coleman had to go to France to learn to fly because American schools would not accept her”), and quote or paraphrase it with the paragraph or page number.
- Example citation sentences you can adapt:
- “The text states that Quimby was the first American woman to receive a pilot’s license (paragraph X).”
- “The author explains that Coleman went to France to earn her license because U.S. schools refused her, making her the first Black woman pilot (paragraph Y).”

If you paste the specific passage you’re using, I’ll pull exact quotes and give ready-to-use citations.