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[[stamped]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/stampe]]

BLANCHE STUART SCOTT
Early American Aviatrix

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Blanche Stuart Scott was born at Rochester, New York on April 8, 1892.  She attended private schools there, and her early interest in automobiles led to her becoming an expert driver.

In early 1910 Miss Scott contracted to drive an Overland car from New York to San Francisco without masculine assistance, as a publicity stunt, for the Willys-Overland Company, carrying a lady news reporter.  This strenuous trip was completed in six weeks after many trials and tribulations, with the news reporter writing and turning in daily stories of their progress along the way.  On this trip Miss Scott became interested in flying when she saw the activities at the Wright School in Dayton, Ohio.  Also, she reportedly enjoyed a short flight as a passenger with Curtiss aviator Charles F. Willard in California at the completion of her journey.

This trip had gained her national renown, and upon returning to New York Miss Scott was approached by Jerome Fanciulli, head of the Curtiss Exhibition Company, who asked if she would consider learning to fly and go on the road flying exhibitions.  She jumped at the chance and Fanciulli

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