Blanche Stuart Scott: Rochester’s Untamable Tomboy of the Air

By Douglas W. DeCroix - July 15, 2013

The only woman Glenn Curtiss ever taught to fly achieved a host of aviation firsts, but her eventful life included plenty of adventures on the ground as well.

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