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Throughout 1913 and 1914 Katherine appeared all over the U.S.  In August 1914 she and her sister Marjorie, who had just graduated from the Wright School of Aviation, flew together for the first time at a meet in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Stinson family had moved to San Antonio, Texas, by then.  During that winter Katherine and Marjorie began giving flying instruction, promoting aviation in local schools, organizing model airplane clubs, and giving plane rides to school children. They also gave flying lessons to their brothers Jack and Eddie.

Katherine was asked to participate in the 1913 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.  With her aircraft decorated with roses, she flew along the parade route.

In March 1915 the famous aerobatic flyer Lincoln Beachey was killed, and Katherine purchased the 80 hp Gnome rotary engine from Beachey's aircraft.  She had this engine installed in a tractor biplane which was being built especially for her by the Partridge and Keller Aeroplane Company.  She also hired Beachey's mechanic.

On July 18, 1915, at Cicero Field in Chicago, Katherine became the first woman in the world to loop-the-loop.  She expanded on this feat by developing her "dippy twist" loop, a